Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
20th Georgia Infantry
Benning's Brigade
| | Law's Hood's Division | |
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 23, 2016
1. 20th Georgia Infantry Marker
Georgia.
20th Infantry.
Colonel J.D. Waddell.
Benning's Brigade.
Law's Hood's Division.
4 p.m., September 19, 1863.
Erected 1898 by State of Georgia. (Marker Number MT-1308.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 19, 1863.
Location. 34° 54.292′ N, 85° 15.665′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. It is on LaFayette Road north of Viniard Road, on the right when traveling north. This monument is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, and is one of a number of monuments, markers, and tablets that are situated near the site of the battle era, log school house. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Oglethorpe GA 30742, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker 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: Benning's Brigade (a few steps from this marker); 35th Illinois Infantry (a few steps from this marker); Harker's Brigade (a few steps from this marker); 17th Georgia Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 8th Kansas Volunteer Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Heg's Brigade
this page online
More about this marker. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the monument is, "A rock-faced, peaked-top granite slab, 4'6" wide x 6' high x 1'8" thick, that carries an inscription, with a cartridge box carved in relief above it. Marks unit's position on September 19, 1863, at 4:00 p.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
2. 20th Georgia Infantry Marker
View of the featured monument looking northwest, across the LaFayette Road, towards the line of Georgia Regimental monuments and the Brigade tablet, that this monument is a part of.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 23, 2016
3. 20th Georgia Infantry Marker
View of the monument at the edge of the clearing, near the tree-line, where the woods begin.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 23, 2016
4. 20th Georgia Infantry Marker
View of the featured monument looking southeast, towards the line of Georgia Regimental monuments, that this featured monument is a part of.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 436 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 23, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
