Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Trigg's Brigade
Preston's Division
— Buckner's Corps —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
1. Trigg's Brigade Marker
Preston's Division, - Buckner's Corps.
Colonel Robert C. Trigg.
September 20, 1863, 4 P.M.
1st florida Cavalry, Dismounted, - Colonel G. T. Maxwell.
6th Florida, - Colonel J. J. Finley.
7th Florida, - Colonel Robert Bullock.
54th Virginia, - Lieutenant Colonel John J. Wade.
Peeples' Georgia Battery, - Captain Tyler M. Peeples.
At 3:30 p.m. of the 20th Trigg's Brigade had been brought up from a point east of Viniard's and formed on this line facing north as a support of Williams' Battalion of Artillery. About this time the entire Division was ordered to the left to support the attack on Snodgrass Hill but Trigg's Brigade was delayed somewhat by a report that Union Cavalry was approaching from Lee and Gordon's Mill on the Lafayette Road. The Brigade however reached Snodgrass Hill about 6:30 p.m. and formed on the left of Kelly's Brigade then assaulting.
Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-1220.)
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° 55.012′ N, 85° 15.652′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Van Cleve's Division (within shouting distance of this marker); 9th Indiana Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Hazen's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); S. Beatty's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery B, 26th Pennsylvania (within shouting distance of this marker); Johnson's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Battery B, 26th Pennsylvania (within shouting distance of this marker); War Comes to the Brothertons (within shouting distance of this marker). 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
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
2. Trigg's Brigade Marker
View of the tablet looking north along LaFayette Road
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
3. Trigg's Brigade Marker
View of the tablet looking west, with a view of a Union regimental monument on the high ground of the Brotherton Field in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2017. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 386 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 15, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
