Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Benjamin H. Helm Memorial Shell Monument
Photographed by Byron Hooks, February 23, 2011
1. Benjamin H. Helm Memorial Shell Monument Marker
Brig. Gen. C.S.A.
Commanding Brigade
Breckinridges Division
Mortally wounded here
about 10 A.M. Sept. 20th, 1863
Erected 1893 by War Department. (Marker Number MT-486.)
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 20, 1863.
Location. 34° 56.019′ N, 85° 15.168′ W. Monument is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. It can be reached from the intersection of Alexander Bridge Road and Battleline Road, on the left when traveling south. This monument is not visible from the road. It is located in the woods, east of Alexander Bridge Road. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Chickamauga GA 30707, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Calvert's Arkansas Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Scogin's Georgia Battery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Scogin's Georgia Battery (about 400 feet away); Douglas' Texas Battery (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Douglas' Texas Battery (about 400 feet away); Croxton's Brigade
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More about this monument. Large cannonball pyramids, stacked 15 high, mark the spot where commanders were killed during the Battle of Chickamauga. Smaller cannonball pyramids, stacked 7 high, mark the locations of a headquarters. These monuments where designed by E. E. Betts, engineer and installed on the battlefield between 1893 and 1985. (source: NPS list of classified Structures)
Also see . . . Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. National Park Service (Submitted on January 16, 2017.)
Photographed by Byron Hooks, February 23, 2011
2. Benjamin H. Helm Memorial Shell Monument Marker
Photographed by Byron Hooks, February 23, 2011
3. Benjamin H. Helm Memorial Shell Monument Marker
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2017
4. Benjamin H. Helm Memorial Shell Monument Marker
View, looking south from the shell monument, along the park trail that shortly intersects with the main park trail, that runs east to the Alexander Bridge Road and west to the Jays Mill Road.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2017
5. Benjamin H. Helm Memorial Shell Monument Marker
View, looking north from the shell monument, along the park trail that runs north to the Reeds Bridge Road.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2018. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2017, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 860 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 15, 2017, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 4, 5. submitted on August 8, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
