Near Fort Oglethorpe in Walker County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
17th Kentucky Infantry (USA)
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 19, 2012
1. 17th Kentucky Infantry Marker
Kentucky
Inf. U.S. vols.
Erected 1899 by the State of Kentucky. (Marker Number MT-872.)
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Cold • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 20, 1863.
Location. 34° 55.652′ N, 85° 16.12′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Walker County. Memorial can be reached from Vittetoe Road west of Vittetoe-Chickamauga Road when traveling west. This historical marker is located in the northwest section of the Chickamauga National Military Park, along a ridge called Snodgrass Hill. To view this historical marker drive to the parking area on Snodgrass Hill and the marker can be seen situated just south 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. S. Beatty's Brigade (here, next to this marker); 17th Ohio Infantry (here, next to this marker); 19th Ohio Infantry (a few steps from this marker); 18th Ohio Infantry (a few steps from this marker); 10th Kentucky Infantry Regiment (US Volunteers) (a few steps from this marker); Connell's Brigade (a few steps
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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 19, 2012
2. 17th Kentucky Infantry Marker
Close-up view of the text on the historical monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 19, 2012
3. 17th Kentucky Infantry Marker
View of the historical monument next to the Beatty's Brigade tablet on the edge of the Snodgrass Hill clearing.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 19, 2012
4. 17th Kentucky Infantry Marker
View of the historical monument looking east across the clearing at the southern end of Snodgrass Hill.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 19, 2012
5. 17th Kentucky Infantry Marker
View of the historical monument looking north across the clearing at the southern end of Snodgrass Hill, with a view of the Snodgrass Hill parking area to the extreme left of the picture.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2017. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2013, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 544 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 10, 2013, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
