Near Fort Oglethorpe in Walker County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
4th Ohio Cavalry
Long's Brigade
— Crook's Division —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
1. 4th Ohio Cavalry Marker
View of the front side of the monument.
Long's Brigade, Crook's Division
Cavalry Corps,
The 4th cavalry was organized by Colonel John Kennett, its first commander in 1861, for three years. Commanded at Chickamauga by Lieutenant Colonel Oliver P. Robie; participated in all the fighting of Colonel Eli Long's Brigade of Crook's Division, at the Chickamauga fords and about Crawfish Springs, south and east of this point. Loss, killed 4: wounded 9: captured or missing 21: Total 34
Erected 1894 by State of Ohio. (Marker Number MT-945.)
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1863.
Location. 34° 54.502′ N, 85° 16.412′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Walker County. Memorial is on Glenn-Viniard Road north of Wilder Road, on the left when traveling north. This marker is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, along a park roadway (Google maps show road as Vittitoe-Chickamauga Road, NPS map show road as Glenn-Viniard Road), very near the Wilder Tower. According to the location information provided
this page online
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 3rd Ohio Cavalry (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st Ohio Cavalry (within shouting distance of this marker); Tennessee U.S.A. Cavalry (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st Wisconsin Cavalry (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st Battalion, Ohio Sharpshooters (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 5th Wisconsin Battery (about 300 feet away); 10th Ohio Infantry (about 300 feet away); 22nd Indiana Infantry (about 400 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 marker is a monument that was sculpted by C. H. Niehaus, and the monument is, “9' x 3' x 8', monument has beveled base supporting smooth-faced shaft w/ peaked top. On face is relief of charging cavalryman with saber drawn, bronze state seal, & bronze unit medallion. Base has raised letter inscription."
In addition, the National Park Service reports that, "This monument has been moved twice. First in 1966, in advance of a highway project that never happened,
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
2. 4th Ohio Cavalry Marker
View of the back side of the monument.
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 22, 2016
3. 4th Ohio Cavalry Marker
Close-up view of the text affixed to the back side of the monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
4. 4th Ohio Cavalry Marker
View of the featured monument (far right) looking southwest along Glenn-Viniard Road.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
5. 4th Ohio Cavalry Marker
View of the monument looking south along Glenn-Viniard Road.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
6. 4th Ohio Cavalry Marker
View, looking west, of the monument situated just off of the roadway, near the tree line.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
7. 4th Ohio Cavalry Marker
View of the monument looking north along Glenn-Viniard Road.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 379 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 27, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 7. submitted on September 28, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
