Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Douglas' Texas Battery
Deshler's Brigade
— Cleburne's Division —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2017
1. Douglas' Texas Battery Marker
Douglas Texas Battery 4 guns
Deshler's Brigade Cleburne's Division
September 20, 1863. 5 p.m.
Captain James P. Douglas.
Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-1416A.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 20, 1863.
Location. 34° 55.964′ N, 85° 15.14′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Alexander Bridge Road and Battleline Road, on the left when traveling south. This tablet is located along a network of park trails, that has a trailhead leading into the woods, just east of the street intersection. 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. A different marker also named Douglas' Texas Battery (here, next to this marker); Calvert's Arkansas Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Hill's Headquarters Shell Monument (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Benjamin H. Helm Memorial Shell Monument (about 400 feet away); Hill's Corps (about 400 feet away); 9th Kentucky Infantry Regiment (CSA) Marker
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More about this marker. This tablet is located in the woods, along a secondary park trail, just off of a main park trail, that is a few minutes of a walk from the street intersection.
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
2. Douglas' Texas Battery Marker
View, looking south along the secondary park trail, of the D & L tablet situated in a clearing at the end of the secondary trail.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2017
3. Douglas' Texas Battery Marker
View of the D & L tablet, in the clearing at the end of the secondary trail, situated between two artillery pieces.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2017
4. Douglas' Texas Battery Marker
View of the D & L tablet, in the clearing in the woods.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2017
5. Douglas' Texas Battery Marker
View looking north from the end of the secondary trail, towards the primary trail, with a view of the backside of the featured D & L tablet and the two cannons situated at the Battery site.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 225 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 7, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
