Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Hans C. Heg Memorial Shell Monument
3rd Brigade - Heg
— 1st Division - Davis —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 23, 2016
1. Hans C. Heg Memorial Shell Monument
View of the front side of the memorial monument.
Colonel 15th Wisconsin,
Commanding 3d Brigade,
Davis Division,
Mortally Wounded Here
About 4 P.M. September 19, 1863.
Erected 1893 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-424.)
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 19, 1863.
Location. 34° 54.232′ N, 85° 15.73′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Memorial is at the intersection of LaFayette Road and Viniard Road, on the right when traveling south on LaFayette Road. This memorial monument is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield. It is situated a short distance (about 200 feet) off the roadway, down in a small valley, by a small stream. According to the location information provided by the National Park Service, the, "Monument located within the Chickamauga Battlefield west of the LaFayette Road just north of the Viniard House Site, map site #256". 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. Wood's Division (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 15th Wisconsin Infantry (about 300 feet away); 25th Illinois Infantry
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More about this monument. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the monument is, "14' 10" per side at base and 10' high, the monument consists of a pyramid of cannonballs set in cement & painted black, resting on a triangular molded limestone base. Attached to pyramid is a painted metal plaque identifying the 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 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 23, 2016
2. Hans C. Heg Memorial Shell Monument
Close-up view of the text on the monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 23, 2016
3. Hans C. Heg Memorial Shell Monument
View of the back side of the memorial monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 23, 2016
4. Hans C. Heg Memorial Shell Monument
View, looking southwest, of the memorial monument, situated beside a stream, and close to a pedestrian bridge over the stream.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 23, 2016
5. Hans C. Heg Memorial Shell Monument
View, looking west, of the memorial monument, situated beside a stream, and close to a pedestrian bridge over the stream.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 23, 2016
6. Hans C. Heg Memorial Shell Monument
A distant view, looking west, of the memorial monument, situated a short distance (200 feet) off the main roadway, down in a valley, beside a small stream..
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2017
7. Hans C. Heg Memorial Shell Monument
View of page 424 from the National Park Service’s record book on the Chattanooga - Chickamauga listings of classified structures, which is kept in the Chickamauga Battlefield Park's Visitor Center.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 430 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 19, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 7. submitted on July 10, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
