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

Stanley's Brigade

Negley's Division

— Thomas Corps. —

Stanley's Brigade Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 11, 2015

1. Stanley's Brigade Marker

Inscription. Stanley's Brigade
Negley's Division. - Thomas Corps.
Colonel Timothy R. Stanley. September 20, 1863, 10 a.m. 2d Position.
19th Illinois, - Lieutenant Colonel Alexander W. Raffen.
11th Michigan, - Colonel William L. Stoughton.
18th Ohio, - Lieutenant Colonel Chas. H. Grosvenor.
1st Ohio Light, Battery M. - Captain Frederick Schultz
Being relieved about 9:30 a.m. by troops of Wood's division on the line west of Brotherton's the brigade advanced to this position and formed to check the advance of troops of Breckinridge's division. The latter after severe fighting and driving Beatty's brigade from position was at first checked and then repulsed General Adams commanding brigades being wounded and captured. Subsequently Stanley's brigade which had been considerably scattered by its serious engagement with the divisions of Breckinridge and Liddell was gathered by its officers and retired to Snodgrass Ridge.

Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-632.)

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° 55.863′ N, 85° 15.667′

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W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker can be reached from Glenn-Kelly Road south of Lafayette Road, on the left when traveling north. This marker is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, The marker is located along one of the park's secondary roads, a short distance into the woods, south of the national park's visitor's center. 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. Dick's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 18th Ohio Infantry (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); 19th Illinois Infantry (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Stanley's Brigade (about 400 feet away); 44th Indiana Infantry (about 400 feet away); 104th Illinois Infantry (about 500 feet away); Van Derveer's Brigade (about 500 feet away); Adams' Brigade (about 500 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 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

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 11, 2015

2. Stanley's Brigade Marker

View of the marker in the woods, looking east, with a distant view of the Glenn-Kelly Road in the background.

of all monuments, markers, and tablets on the Chickamauga Battlefield (using the Chick-Chatt NMP Monument Numbering System)."

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 11, 2015

3. Stanley's Brigade Marker

View of the marker in the backwoods area of the national park.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2015, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 305 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 18, 2015, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.