Near Fort Oglethorpe in Walker County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
18th Indiana Battery
Wilder's Brigade
— Reynolds' Division —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
1. 18th Indiana Battery Marker
Eighteenth Battery. (Lilly)
First Brigade. (Wilder)
Fourth Division. (Reynolds)
Fourteenth Corps. (Thomas)
Sunday, September 20th, 1863, 12 M.
Erected 1898 by State of Indiana. (Marker Number MT-757.)
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° 54.452′ N, 85° 16.348′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Walker County. Marker is on Glenn-Viniard Road north of Wilder Road, on the right when traveling north. Chickamauga Battlefield, a short distance off a park roadway (Google maps show road as Vittitoe-Chickamauga Road, NPS map show road as Glenn-Viniard Road), just north of the Wilder Tower and just south of the Widow Glenn house site. 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. A different marker also named 18th Indiana Battery (here, next to this marker); Wilder's Brigade (here, next to this marker); 98th Illinois Infantry (here, next to this marker); Wilder Brigade Monument (a few steps from this marker); Widow Glenn's House Site (a few steps from this marker); Field Headquarters Army of the Cumberland.
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More about this marker. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the marker is, “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 near Widow Glenn house site."
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 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 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
2. 18th Indiana Battery Marker
Close-up view of the text on the marker.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
3. 18th Indiana Battery Marker
View of the marker, looking south, with the base of the Wilder Tower in the background.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
4. 18th Indiana Battery Marker
View, looking north, of the featured marker, situated in a row of regimental monuments and markers.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
5. 18th Indiana Battery Marker
View of the marker, looking west, with a distant view of vehicles on the Glenn-Viniard Road in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 267 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 20, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
