Near Fort Oglethorpe in Walker County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
9th Kentucky Infantry (USA)
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 18, 2012
1. 9th Kentucky Infantry Marker
Kentucky
Inf. U.S. vols.
Erected 1899 by the State of Kentucky. (Marker Number MT-869.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 20, 1863.
Location. 34° 55.684′ N, 85° 16.1′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Walker County. Marker can be reached from Vittetoe Road west of Vittetoe-Chickamauga Road when traveling west. This monument is located in the northwest section of the Chickamauga National Military Park, along a ridge called Snodgrass Hill. To view this monument drive to the parking area on Snodgrass Hill and the monument can be seen situated just east of the parking lot. 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. 58th Indiana Infantry (a few steps from this marker); Battery I, 4th U.S. Artillery. (a few steps from this marker); 31st Ohio Infantry (a few steps from this marker); Negley's Division (within shouting distance of this marker); 11th Michigan Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Defense of Snodgrass Hill (within shouting distance
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More about this marker. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the monument is, “1'8" x 1'2" x 3'2" high, marker is a single block of granite, rock-faced at bottom and finished above, with a slanting top inscribed with "Kentucky" within a scroll and the unit's name.”
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 18, 2012
2. 9th Kentucky Infantry Marker
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 18, 2012
3. 9th Kentucky Infantry Marker
View of the monument, looking northeast, along the eastern crest of Snodgrass Hill.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 18, 2012
4. 9th Kentucky Infantry Marker
View of the monument, looking south, along the eastern crest of Snodgrass Hill.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2017. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 386 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 8, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
