Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

100th Illinois Infantry

1st Brigade - Buell

— 1st Division - Wood —

100th Illinois Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 23, 2016

1. 100th Illinois Infantry Marker

View of the front side of the monument.

Inscription. Text on the Front Side of the Monument:

Illinois

100th Infantry.
1st Brigade - Buell.
1st Division - Wood.
21st Army Corps - Crittenden
Text on the Back Side of the Monument:

Commanded By
Colonel - Frederick H. Bartleson, (wounded September 20)
Major Charles H. Hammond.
September 19 - 1863
4 p.m. 19th, to 4 a.m. 20th.
Loss 164.

Erected 1899 by State of Illinois. (Marker Number MT-717.)

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 19, 1863.

Location. 34° 54.166′ N, 85° 15.643′ W. Memorial is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. It is on LaFayette Road south of Viniard Road, on the left when traveling south. This monument is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, and is one of a number of Union monuments, markers, and tablets that are situated along the Union line of battle in the park's Viniard Field area. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Fort Oglethorpe GA 30742, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s

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Mountains. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in 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: 22nd Illinois Infantry (a few steps from this marker); 58th Indiana Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 51st Illinois Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Carlin's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 101st Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Bradley's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 2nd Minnesota Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Twentieth Army Corps (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.

More about this memorial. According to the description information provided

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 23, 2016

2. 100th Illinois Infantry Marker

View of the back side of the monument.

by the National Park Service, the monument is, "7'6" x 4'4" x 4'6" high rock-faced monument consisting of rectangular granite block with an inscribed polished front on granite base. The tops of both pieces are beveled. Marks unit's position from 9/19/1863, 4:00 p.m. to 9/20/1863, 4:00 a.m."

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 monument and the monument'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

3. 100th Illinois Infantry Marker

Close-up view of the text on the back side of the monument.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 23, 2016

4. 100th Illinois Infantry Marker

View of the front side of the featured monument, situated foremost in a line of monuments, markers, and tablets, that extends off to the north. In the distant background is a view of the LaFayette Road.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 23, 2016

5. 100th Illinois Infantry Marker

View of the monument looking west, with a distant view of the LaFayette Road in the background.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 23, 2016

6. 100th Illinois Infantry Marker

View of the front side of the featured monument, situated foremost in a line of monuments, markers, and tablets, that extends off to the south.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 23, 2016

7. 100th Illinois Infantry Marker

View of the back side of the featured monument, situated foremost in a line of monuments, markers, and tablets, that extends off to the north. In the distant background is a view of the LaFayette Road.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 23, 2016

8. 100th Illinois Infantry Marker

View of the monument looking east.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 23, 2016

9. 100th Illinois Infantry Marker

View of the back side of the featured monument, situated foremost in a line of monuments, markers, and tablets, that extends off to the south.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 20, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 690 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 20, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 7, 8, 9. submitted on March 21, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.