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

Wilder's Brigade

Reynold's Division

— Thomas' Corps —

Wilder's Brigade Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018

1. Wilder's Brigade Marker

Inscription. Wilder's Brigade
Reynolds' Division - Thomas' Corps.
Colonel John T. Wilder.
September 20, 1863, Morning.

92d Illinois - Colonel Smith D. Atkins.
98th Illinois - Colonel John J. Funkhouser.
123rd Illinois - Colonel James Monroe.
17th Indiana - Major William T. Jones.
72nd Indiana - Colonel Abram O. Miller.
18th Indiana Battery - Captain Eli Lilly.
Early in the morning of September 20th the Brigade was brought from the Viniard field and posted on the east slope of the ridge west of the Crawfish Springs road. After McCook's divisions were moved to the left Colonel Wilder was ordered to occupy the ground at the Glenn house.

Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-650.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 20, 1863.

Location. 34° 54.295′ N, 85° 16.462′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Walker County. Marker is on Osburn Road north of Davis Road, on the right when traveling north. This marker is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga

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Battlefield, along the roadway that is situated along the western most boundary of the National Military Park, and this particular marker is at the southern border of where this roadway enters the park. 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. Davis' Division (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); 17th Indiana Mounted Infantry (about 700 feet away); 2nd, 4th, 5th, & 6th Kentucky Cavalry (USA) (about 700 feet away); 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry (about 800 feet away); Chicago Board of Trade Battery (about 800 feet away); 2nd & 3rd Kentucky Cavalry (C.S.A.) (about 800 feet away); 2nd Michigan Cavalry (approx. 0.2 miles away); 4th Indiana Cavalry (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.

More about this marker. 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, 2018

2. Wilder's Brigade Marker

View of the tablet, looking south along the Osburn Road.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018

3. Wilder's Brigade Marker

View of the tablet, looking north along the Osburn Road.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018

4. Wilder's Brigade Marker

View of the tablet, looking east, situated along the side of Osburn Road.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 168 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 19, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.