Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
McNair's Brigade
Johnson's Division
— Longstreet's Corps —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 10, 2016
1. McNair's Brigade Marker
A close-up view of the text on this tablet.
Johnson's Division, - Longstreet's Corps.
Brigadier General Evander McNair
Colonel David Coleman.
September 20, 1863, 7 a.m.
1st Arkansas Rifles, (Dismounted) - Colonel Robert W. Harper.
2d Arkansas Rifles, (Dismounted) - Colonel J. A. Williamson.
25th Arkansas, - Lieutenant Colonel Eli Hufstedler.
4th and 31st Arkansas and
4th Arkansas Battalion, Consolidated, - Major J. A. Ross.
39th North Carolina, - Colonel David Coleman.
Culpeper's (South Carolina) Battery, - Captain J. F. Culpeper.
The Brigade formed the right of the front line of Johnson's Division on the morning of September 20th. It moved with the line in the general advance at 11:10 a.m. and crossed the Lafayette Road a short distance north of the Brotherton house.
Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-1193.)
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° 55.105′ N, 85° 15.471′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker is on Brotherton Road east of LaFayette Road, on the left when traveling east. This
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 105th Ohio Infantry (a few steps from this marker); Gen. Bushrod R. Johnson (within shouting distance of this marker); Johnson's Division (within shouting distance of this marker); Gregg's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Law's Brigade (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 6th Ohio Infantry (about 400 feet away); 84th Illinois Infantry (about 400 feet away); 36th Indiana Infantry (about 400 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 marker number for this tablet and the tablet'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 10, 2016
2. McNair's Brigade Marker
View of the tablet looking east along Brotherton Road.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 10, 2016
3. McNair's Brigade Marker
View of the tablet looking north, and of the woods just beyond the marker.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 10, 2016
4. McNair's Brigade Marker
View of the tablet looking west along Brotherton Road.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2017. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 350 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 6, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
