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

Battery C, 1st Ohio Light Artillery

Croxton's Brigade

— Brannan's Division —

Battery C, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 7/Batter

1. Battery C, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Monument

Inscription. Text on the Front Side:

Battery C.
1st Ohio Light Artillery.
Croxton's Brigade, Brannan's Division,
14th Army Corps.
Text on the Back Side:

September 19th, 1863, this Battery, Lieutenant Marco B. Gary commanding, accompanied the Brigade into action, but the nature of the ground gave but little opportunity to employ its pieces.

September 20th, occupied this position till about noon, when the break occurred in our lines, the enemy turning our right; Battery faced to the right, guns double-shotted with canister, and fired, with great effect, on advancing lines of enemy. About 1:00 P.M. for want of support was forced to retire.

Loss, Killed 4: Wounded 9: Total 13. Horses killed 26.

Erected 1894 by the State of Ohio. (Marker Number MT-923.)

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 19, 1863.

Location. 34° 55.381′ N, 85° 15.712′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Memorial is on Poe Road south of Lafayette Road, on the right when traveling south. This historical marker is located in the central section of the Chickamauga National Military Park,

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just west of LaFayette Road, in the midst of a line of Union markers and monuments, that run along Poe Road. According to the location information provided by the National Park Service the, “Monument is located within the Chickamauga Battlefield along Poe Road, map site #138”. 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. A different marker also named Battery C, 1st Ohio Light Artillery (here, next to this marker); Croxton's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Brannan's Division (within shouting distance of this marker); 10th Indiana Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 105th Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 15th & 37th Tennessee Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 31st Ohio Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wood's Brigade (about 300 feet away). 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, “7' x 5'6" x 6', the smooth-faced monument has a battered base and a rectangular shaft containing a bronze tablet depicting an artillery unit in action. Rounded capstone supports a granite artillery tube. North of Poe House site.”

I used

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 7, 2014

2. Battery C, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Monument

View of the art work, displayed on the front side of the monument, depicting the battery in battle action.

the "Chickamauga Battlefield" map, that I purchased at the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Visitor Center, to determine both the monument number for this marker and the marker'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)."

Regarding Battery C, 1st Ohio Light Artillery. It should be noted that this monument displays a bronze bas-relief artwork, that depicts the combat action that this regiment saw from this position.

When discussing Battlefield Monuments, the National Park Service offers this special insight: "Of special interest are bronze bas-relief plaques attached to many monuments. These depict battle scenes based on veterans' eyewitness accounts. Because there are no photographs of the fighting, these plaques are among the best visual records of the battles."