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

Dodge's Brigade

Johnson's Division

— McCook's Corps —

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

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 14, 2018

1. Dodge's Brigade Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Dodge's Brigade.
Johnson's Division, McCook's Corps.
Colonel Joseph B. Dodge.
September 20, 1863, daylight, 1st Position
79th Illinois - Colonel Allen Buckner.
29th Indiana - Lieutenant Colonel David M. Dunn.
30th Indiana - Lieutenant Colonel Orrin D. Hurd.

20th Ohio Battery - Captain Edward Grosskopff.
At daylight Sunday morning the remnant of Dodge's Brigade, consisting of the 29th and 30th Indiana, and a portion of the 79th Illinois, took position at this point as the second line of its Division. About 8 o'clock a.m. it was sent to the left of Baird's line north of the Kelly Field and took part in the engagement there until the withdrawal of the Union line about sunset.

Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-586.)

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° 55.807′ N, 85°

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15.401′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker is on LaFayette Road north of Poe Road, on the right when traveling north. This marker is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, along the park's main north to south roadway, in the Kelly Field. 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. 1st Ohio Infantry (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); 49th Ohio Infantry (about 400 feet away); 5th Kentucky Infantry (USA) (about 500 feet away); 93rd Ohio Infantry (about 500 feet away); Johnson's Division (about 500 feet away); 32nd Indiana Infantry (about 500 feet away); Baldwin's Brigade (about 500 feet away); 5th Indiana Battery (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.

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 14, 2018

2. Dodge's Brigade Marker

View, looking through the woods, of the backside of the featured tablet, situated at the eastern edge of the Kelly Field.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 14, 2018

3. Dodge's Brigade Marker

View of the featured tablet, situated at the eastern edge of the Kelly Field clearing.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 14, 2018

4. Dodge's Brigade Marker

Photographed By Byron Hooks, May 4, 2011

5. Dodge's Brigade Marker

An earlier view of the marker after it had been restored.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 108 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 22, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 5. submitted on August 31, 2018, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia.