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

6th Ohio Battery

Harker's Brigade

— Wood's Division —

6th Ohio Battery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018

1. 6th Ohio Battery Marker

View of the front side of the monument.

Inscription. Text on the front side of the monument:

6th
Ohio Battery,
Harker's Brigade,
Wood's Division,
21st Army Corps.
Text on the back side of the monument:

This Battery, Captain Cullen Bradley commanding, was organized at Mansfield, Ohio, November, 1861. Was mustered out September 1st, 1865.
Occupied this position from 4:30 p.m. September 19th, 1863, until dark.
Loss, Killed 1; Wounded 8; Total 9.
On Sunday morning, September 20th, one section fired a few rounds from a knoll west of Brotherton's, but when the break occurred about noon, it was carried off the field, and was taken by General Negley to Rossville.

Erected 1894 by the State of Ohio. (Marker Number MT-936.)

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 19, 1863.

Location. 34° 54.144′ N, 85° 15.859′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker is on 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

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west of the site of the Viniard House. According to the location information provided by the National Park Service this, “Monument located within the Chickamauga Battlefield in Viniard Field, map site #244.". 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 6th Ohio Battery (here, next to this marker); 123rd Illinois Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 72nd Indiana Mounted Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 17th Indiana Mounted Infantry (about 500 feet away); Dick's Brigade (about 700 feet away); 98th Illinois Infantry (about 700 feet away); 92nd Illinois Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away); 18th Indiana Battery (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.

More about this marker. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the monument is, “4'6" x 4'6" x 10'6" high, monument has a rock-faced base, tapering shaft with four carved cannon tubes at corners and large polished ball at top. Front has bronze state seal and raised letter inscription."

The National Park Service also identifies C. H. Niehaus as being the sculptor of this monument.

I used the "Chickamauga Battlefield" map, that I purchased at the Chickamauga

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018

2. 6th Ohio Battery Marker

View of the back side of the monument, along with the accompanying tablet for the 6th Ohio battery.

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

3. 6th Ohio Battery Marker

Close-up view of the text on the back side of the monument.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018

4. 6th Ohio Battery Marker

View of the monument, situated the 6th Ohio Battery tablet and two related artillery pieces.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018

5. 6th Ohio Battery Marker

View of the monument situated at the western border of the Viniard Field.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 162 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 20, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.