Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
123rd Illinois Infantry
Wilder's Brigade
| | Reynold's Division | |
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018
1. 123rd Illinois Infantry Marker
123rd Infantry,
Wilder's Brigade,
1 to 5 p.m. September 19, 1863.
Erected 1899 by the State of illinois. (Marker Number MT-726.)
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° 54.177′ N, 85° 15.855′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. It can be reached from Glenn-Viniard Road west of Lafayette Road, on the right when traveling west. This marker is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, in the open field just west of the site of the Viniard 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: 6th Ohio Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named 6th Ohio Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); 17th Indiana Mounted Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 72nd Indiana Mounted Infantry (about 400 feet away); 98th Illinois Infantry (about 500 feet away); 92nd Illinois Infantry
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More about this marker. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the marker is a, “2'6" x 1'2" x 2'6" high rectangular slab of dark Quincy granite. Rock-faced sides; polished & inscribed front. 'Illinois' is in large raised letters on beveled top. Marks unit's position from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. on 9/20/1863" (Note, this position "date" information does not match what is stated on the marker, or the battlefield accounts).
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 marker and the marker'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. 123rd Illinois Infantry Marker
View, looking south, of the featured marker being seen as part of a line of Union monuments, markers, and tablets, in the West Viniard Field.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018
3. 123rd Illinois Infantry Marker
View, looking north, of the featured marker being seen as part of a line of Union monuments, markers, and tablets, in the West Viniard Field.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018
4. 123rd Illinois Infantry Marker
View of the featured marker in the West Viniard Field.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 339 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 20, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
