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

Walthall's Brigade

Liddell's Division

— Walker's Corps —

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

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 14, 2018

1. Walthall's Brigade Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Walthall's Brigade.
Liddell's Division - Walker's Corps.
Brigadier General Edward Cary Walthall.
September 20, 1863, Noon.
24th Mississippi, - Captain J.D. Smith.
27th Mississippi, - Colonel James A. Campbell.
29th Mississippi, - Colonel William F. Brantly.
30th Mississippi, - Colonel Junius I. Scales.
34th Mississippi, - Lieutenant Colonel Hugh A. Reynolds, (30th Mississippi) Captain H.J. Bowen.
Fowler's (Alabama) Battery, - Captain William H. Fowler.

The Brigade being formed to the rear and left of this position was sent to the left to assist Polk's Brigade. Reaching the vicinity of Polk's line the Brigade attacked the Union works and was enfiladed from their east salient. Its left was driven back the right was ordered to cease firing and the Brigade then retired to the vicinity of its first position from which it was moved to the right and forward to this line where it remained until about 5 o'clock. At that hour it was ordered forward and crossed the Lafayette Road.

Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga

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National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-1228.)

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° 56.178′ N, 85° 15.149′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker can be reached from Alexander Bridge Road east of Battleline Road, on the left when traveling south. This marker is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, along the walking trail that originates near the two parking areas off Alexander Bridge Road at the intersection with Battleline Road. 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. Walker's Headquarters Shell Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Brannan's Division (within shouting distance of this marker); Liddell's Division (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Howell's Georgia Battery (about 500 feet away); Walker's Reserve Corps (about 500 feet away); Wright's Brigade (about 600 feet away); Croxton's Brigade (about 600 feet away); Scogin's Georgia Battery (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.

More about this marker. In locating this tablet I

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 14, 2018

2. Walthall's Brigade Marker

View, looking north along the park walking trail, of the tablet situated along the trail.

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

3. Walthall's Brigade Marker

View, looking south along the park walking trail, of the tablet situated along the trail.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 14, 2018

4. Walthall's Brigade Marker

View of the tablet situated along the park walking trail.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 203 times since then and 85 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 24, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.