Near Fort Oglethorpe in Walker County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
John W. Bull Memorial
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 23, 2019
1. John W. Bull Memorial
Company K, 3, Tennessee
Born
September 21, 1842.
Killed In Battle
September 20, 1863.
Erected 1903. (Marker Number MT-446.)
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil.
Location. 34° 55.467′ N, 85° 16.475′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Walker County. Memorial can be reached from Chickamauga-Vittatoe Road east of Lytle Road, on the left when traveling south. This tablet is located in the National Military Park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, along a park walking trail that runs along the southern spur of Snodgrass Hill, from the old Vittetoe Road to the far western end of Snodgrass Hill (Horseshoe Ridge), where the far right flank of the Union line was situated. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Oglethorpe GA 30742, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. York's (Georgia) Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery E, 9th Georgia Artillery Battalion (within shouting distance of this marker); Gregg's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Johnson's Brigade
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More about this memorial. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the marker is, “1' x 4" x 3'6" high, inscribed, marble, tombstone-type marker that indicates spot where Bull was killed during the Battle of Chickamauga."
In locating this monument I used the "Chickamauga Battlefield" map, that I purchased at the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Visitor Center, to determine both the marker number for this monument and the monument's location in relation to the rest of the park's monuments, markers, and tablets. According to the map it provides the, "numerical listing of all monuments, markers, and tablets on the Chickamauga Battlefield (using the Chick-Chatt NMP Monument Numbering System).”
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 23, 2019
2. John W. Bull Memorial
View of the marker looking north (towards Snodgrass Hill) along the park walking path.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 23, 2019
3. John W. Bull Memorial
View of the marker looking south (towards the Vittetoe Road) along the park walking path.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 23, 2019
4. John W. Bull Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 237 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 5, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
