Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Ector's Brigade
Walker's Division
| | Walker's Corps | |
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2017
1. Ector's Brigade Marker
Walker's Division - Walker's Corps.
Brigadier General Matthew D. Ector.
September 19, 1863, 9:30 a.m. 1st Position
Stone's Alabama Battalion Sharpshooters - Major T.O. Stone.
Pound's Mississippi Battalion Sharpshooters - Captain M. Pound.
29th North Carolina - Colonel William B. Creasman.
9th Texas - Colonel William H. Young
10th Texas .............. Lieutenant Colonel C.R. Earp.
14th Texas Cavalry, Dismounted, .... Colonel J.L. Camp.
32d Texas .................. Colonel Julius A. Andrews.
The fighting continued with severity till about 11 o'clock when the Brigade was obliged to retire, its left flank in the withdrawal coming under fire of the left battalions of King's Brigade of Baird's Division, then just relieving Croxton's Brigade of Brannan's Division.
It halted in the vicinity of Jay's Mill until near sundown and was not further engaged.
Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga
this page online
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° 56.087′ N, 85° 14.236′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. It can be reached from Reeds Bridge Road east of Rock Haven Lane, on the right when traveling east. This tablet is located well off the side of the roadway, in a clearing south of the roadway. 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 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
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2017
2. Ector's Brigade Marker
A distant view of the tablet in a distant clearing in the woods, south of the roadway.
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
3. Ector's Brigade Marker
View of the backside of the tablet, situated in a wooded clearing.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2017
4. Ector's Brigade Marker
View of the tablet, looking north along the trail that leads from the tablet, through the woods, back to the roadway.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2017
5. Ector's Brigade Marker
View of the tablet situated in the clearing in the woods.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 548 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 6, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
