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

Wright's Brigade

Cheatham's Division

— Polk's Corps —

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

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 14, 2018

1. Wright's Brigade Marker

Inscription. Wright Brigade
Cheatham's Division, - Polk's Brigade.
Brigadier General Marcus J. Wright.
September 20, 1863, 6 p.m.

8th Tennessee, - Colonel John H. Anderson.
16th Tennessee, - Colonel D.M. Donnell.
28th Tennessee, - Colonel Sidney S. Stanton.
38th Tennessee, Murray's (Tennessee) Battalion, - Colonel John C. Carter.
51st and 52nd Tennessee, - Lieutenant Colonel John G. Hall.
Carnes' (Tennessee) Battery, - Captain William W. Carnes.
On Sunday September 20th until 2 p.m. the Brigade remained with its Division in reserve more than a mile southeast of this ground. About 2 o'clock it was moved with the Division to the extreme right about 4 o'clock formed on the right of Maney's Brigade in support of Jackson's Brigade then actively engaged. Near sunset it was moved with the general advance of the right wing passing over this ground to the Union breast works, which were being abandoned.

Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-1237.)

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° 56.082′ N, 85°

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15.152′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker is on 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. Scogin's Georgia Battery (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Scogin's Georgia Battery (a few steps from this marker); Croxton's Brigade (a few steps from this marker); Walker's Reserve Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); Benjamin H. Helm Memorial Shell Monument (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Walker's Headquarters Shell Monument (about 500 feet away); Calvert's Arkansas Battery (about 500 feet away); 6th Kentucky Infantry (CSA) (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

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 14, 2018

2. Wright's Brigade Marker

View of the tablet along a secondary trail, that is just off of a primary trail.

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. Wright's Brigade Marker

View of the tablet in a clearing in the woods, at the end of a short, secondary trail.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 163 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 24, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.