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

Walker's Reserve Corps

Major General William H. T. Walker

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 14, 2018

1. Walker's Reserve Corps Marker

Inscription. Walker's Reserve Corps.
Major General William H. T. Walker
September 20, 1863.

Walker's Division, Brigadier General States Rights Gist.
Liddell's Division, Brigadier General St. John R. Liddell.
After the repulse of Breckinridge's Division about 11 a.m. the Division of Walker and Liddell were brought forward and at noon Walker's Division attacked the Union lines northeast of the Kelly Field and was repulsed. Walthall's Brigade of Liddell's Division on the left of Walker also made an attack and was forced to retire. Liddell's Brigade of the same Division was driven back after reaching a point near the Lafayette Road. At 5 p.m. Liddell's Division supported by Walker's advanced across the Lafayette Road at McDonald's. From this position Liddell's Division was at first forced back by enfilading battery fires and by a charge of Turchin's Union Brigade along its front but subsequently reoccupied the position at dusk and the whole corps bivouacked on this portion of the field.

Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-479.)

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.

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34° 56.097′ N, 85° 15.141′ 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. Wright's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Croxton's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Scogin's Georgia Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Scogin's Georgia Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Walker's Headquarters Shell Monument (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Benjamin H. Helm Memorial Shell Monument (about 500 feet away); Walthall's Brigade (about 500 feet away); Howell'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 used the "Chickamauga Battlefield" map, that I purchased at the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Visitor Center, to determine

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 14, 2018

2. Walker's Reserve Corps Marker

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

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. Walker's Reserve Corps 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. Walker's Reserve Corps 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 118 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 24, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.