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Near Fort Oglethorpe in Walker County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

101st Indiana Infantry

King's Brigade

— Reynolds' Division —

 
 
101st Indiana Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 1, 2012
1. 101st Indiana Infantry Marker
Inscription.
Indiana.
One Hundred and First Regiment Infantry.
(Doan)
Second Brigade. (King)
Fourth Division. (Reynolds)
Fourteenth Corps. (Thomas)
Sunday, September 20th, 1863, 5 P.M.
to 7:30 P.M.


 
Erected 1898 by the State of Indiana. (Marker Number MT-856.)
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 20, 1791.
 
Location. 34° 55.692′ N, 85° 16.215′ 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, near the Snodgrass Hill area of the driving tour, along the part of the battlefield known as Horseshoe Ridge, more specially on Hill #2 of Horseshoe Ridge. To view this historical marker drive to the parking area for Horseshoe Ridge (just beyond the Snodgrass Hill tour stop) and proceed westward on foot, along the southern crest of the ridge for a little more than 0.1 of a mile, to just beyond the high ground on Hill #2, well into the woods beyond the western edge of the clearing. 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
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markers are within walking distance of this marker. 68th Indiana Infantry (a few steps from this marker); E. Kings Brigade (Detachment) (within shouting distance of this marker); 9th Indiana Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Sirwell's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Close of the Battle (within shouting distance of this marker); 5th Kentucky Infantry Regiment (CSA) (within shouting distance of this marker); VanDerveer’s Brigade. (within shouting distance of this marker); 35th Ohio Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.
 
More about this marker. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the monument is, “This standard Indiana regimental marker consists of a 4' x 4' x 4'8" high rock-faced oolitic stone block with a peaked top and a 12" x 18" bronze plaque affixed to its front. Marks regiment's position on Snodgrass Hill.”

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
101st Indiana Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 1, 2012
2. 101st Indiana Infantry Marker
listing of all monuments, markers, and tablets on the Chickamauga Battlefield (using the Chick-Chatt NMP Monument Numbering System).”
 
101st Indiana Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 1, 2012
3. 101st Indiana Infantry Marker
View of historical monument looking south, along the park trail, that leads to the clearing on the high ground of Horseshoe Ridge's, Hill #2.
101st Indiana Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 1, 2012
4. 101st Indiana Infantry Marker
View of the historical monument, looking north along the park trail, as it goes deeper into the surrounding woods.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 11, 2013, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 508 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 11, 2013, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.

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