Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Willich's Brigade
Johnson's Division
— McCook's Corps —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 11, 2019
1. Willich's Brigade Marker
Johnson's Division - McCook's Corps
Brigadier General August Willich
September 19, 1863, 1 p.m., 1st Position.
89th Illinois - Lieutenant Colonel Duncan J. Hall.
32nd Indiana - Lieutenant Colonel Frank Erdelmeyer.
39th Indiana - Colonel Thomas J. Harrison. (Detached)
15th Ohio - Lieutenant Colonel Frank Askew.
49th Ohio - Major Samuel F. Gray.
1st Ohio Light Artillery, Battery A - Captain Wilbur F. Goodspeed.
The Brigade, with Baldwin's on its left, and Dodge's in reserve reached this position about 1 o'clock p.m. September 19th, and became heavily engaged with troops of Cheatham's Division. After two hours of severe fighting the enemy withdrew to the high ground beyond the Winfrey House. When the contest opened Dodge's Brigade moved up on the right, and at 3 o'clock the Union line had been advanced to the immediate vicinity of Winfrey's.
Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-652.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 19, 1863.
Location. 34° 55.442′ N, 85° 15.041′
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 49th Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Scogin's Georgia Battery (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Scogin's Georgia Battery (about 600 feet away); Cleburne's Division (about 600 feet away); Dodge's Brigade (about 600 feet away); 1st and 27th Tennessee Infantry (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.
More about this marker. 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 tablet and the tablet's location in relation to the rest of the park's monuments, markers, and tablets. According to the map it provides
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 11, 2019
2. Willich's Brigade Marker
Distant view of the marker (tablet) looking east along the park hiking trail.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 11, 2019
3. Willich's Brigade Marker
View of the marker (tablet) looking east along the park hiking trail.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 11, 2019
4. Willich's Brigade Marker
View from the marker (tablet) looking further east along the park hiking trail.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 11, 2019
5. Willich's Brigade Marker
View of the marker (tablet), looking south along the secondary hiking trail that leads to the 49th Ohio Infantry marker.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 11, 2019
6. Willich's Brigade Marker
View of the marker (tablet), looking north along the secondary hiking trail that leads to the 1st Ohio Infantry marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 164 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 1, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
