Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
19th Indiana Battery
2nd Brigade - King
— 4th Division - Reynolds —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2015
1. 19th Indiana Battery Marker
Nineteenth Battery. (Harris)
Second Brigade. (King)
Fourth Division. (Reynolds)
Fourteenth Corps. (Thomas)
Saturday, September 19th, 1863, 12 M.
to 4 P.M.
Erected 1898 by State of Indiana. (Marker Number MT-762.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 19, 1863.
Location. 34° 55.208′ N, 85° 15.69′ W. Marker is in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker can be reached from Poe Road west of Lafayette Road, on the right when traveling south. This historical marker is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, along the west side of the national park's battlefield tour roadway called Poe Road, situated alongside a trail in the woods. 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. 26th Tennessee Infantry (a few steps from this marker); Law's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Gracie's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 23rd Battalion Tennessee Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 2nd Georgia Infantry
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More about this marker. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, “This standard Indiana 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 battery's position at south end of Poe Field."
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, August 22, 2015
2. 19th Indiana Battery Marker
Close-up view of the text on the monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2015
3. 19th Indiana Battery Marker
View looking south, along the a park walking trail, of the monument situated in the woods, in a small clearing.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2015
4. 19th Indiana Battery Marker
View of the monument looking north along a park walking trail, towards the Poe Road.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2015
5. 19th Indiana Battery Marker
View of the featured monument situated close to a nearby Tennessee Regimental monument, in a forested area of the park.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2015, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 335 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 25, 2015, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
