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

Brannan's Division

Thomas Corps

— Brigadier General John M. Brannan —

Brannan's Division Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2017

1. Brannan's Division Marker

Inscription. Brannan's Division - Thomas's Corps.
Brigadier General John M. Brannan.
Sept. 19, 1863.
1st Brigade, - Colonel John M. Connell.
2nd Brigade, - Colonel John T. Croxton.
3rd Brigade, - Colonel Ferdinand Van Derveer.
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Brannan's Division, after advancing from the LaFayette road at McDonald's, became heavily engaged in this vicinity between 7 and 8 a.m. with Forrest's Cavalry dismounted. Croxton's Brigade went into action on the next road to the right, and a quarter of a mile nearer Jay's Mill. Van Derveer's Brigade became hotly engaged on this ground about 8 o'clock, advancing several hundred yards in a southeasterly direction. Connell's Brigade acted as a support both to Croxton and Van Derveer. Croxton was at first driven back, but soon regained and held his ground. About 9 a.m. Baird's Division reached the right of Brannan, and relieved the pressure at that point. Baird was, however, struck in flank by Liddell's Division, and Baird's left brigade, (J.H. King) was driven in confusion over Van Derveer's Brigade. The last assault upon Brannan's Division

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was made on this ground, the enemy advancing from the ravine a quarter of a mile north of this point. Van Derveer met this attack by rapidly changing his front and quickly occupying the crest north of the Ringgold road. Fighting having ceased at this point Brannan's and Baird's Divisions were withdrawn about 1:30 p.m. to the high ground about a half mile east of McDonald's house.

Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-494.)

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° 56.305′ N, 85° 14.514′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. It is on Reeds Bridge Road east of Delores Drive, on the right when traveling east. This marker is located along the south side of the roadway, very near to an area where there is designated roadside parking. 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

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2017

2. Brannan's Division Marker

View of the backside of the tablet, looking west along Reeds Bridge Road.

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: Van Derveer's Brigade (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Van Derveer's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 35th Ohio Infantry (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dibrell's Brigade (about 700 feet away); Battery D, 1st Michigan Light Artillery (about 800 feet away); a different marker also named Battery I, 4th U.S. Artillery (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Battery I, 4th U.S. Artillery (approx. 0.2 miles away); 87th Indiana Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Battery I, 4th U.S. Artillery

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2017

3. Brannan's Division Marker

View of the tablet, looking east along Reeds Bridge Road, next to the designated roadside parking area.

(was about 700 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. In locating this tablet 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, July 12, 2017

4. Brannan's Division Marker

John M. Brannan image. Click for full size.

The National Portrait Gallery

5. John M. Brannan

Mathew Brady Studio, c. 1860-70, National Portrait Gallery NPG.81.M465.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 322 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 5, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 5. submitted on March 23, 2024, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.