Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Baldwin's Brigade
Johnson's Division
| | McCook's Corps | |
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 13, 2018
1. Baldwin's Brigade Marker
Johnson's Division - McCook's Corps.
Colonel William W. Berry
September 19, 1863, 1 P.M., 1st Position.
6th Indiana - Lieutenant Colonel Hagerman Tripp.
5th Kentucky - Colonel William W. Berry.
1st Ohio - Lieutenant Colonel Bassett Langdon.
93d Ohio - Colonel William H. Martin.
93d Ohio - Lieutenant Colonel Hiram Strong.
5th Indiana Battery, - Captain Peter Simonson.
This Brigade advanced with its Division from the Kelly Field at noon, reaching this position about 1 o'clock p.m. Willich's Brigade was on its right and Dodge's in reserve. It first became engaged on this ground where it struck the left of Forrest's dismounted cavalry, and forced it to retire upon Cheatham's line. After severe fighting with the right of Cheatham's Division and troops of Forrest it moved forward and reached the field where Scribner's Brigade of Baird's Division first became engaged and occupied that position.
Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-538.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas
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Location. 34° 55.598′ N, 85° 14.973′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. It is on Alexander Bridge Road north of Brotherton Road, on the right when traveling west. This marker is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, along one of the park's east to west roadways. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Oglethorpe GA 30742, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 2nd Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters (about 500 feet away, measured
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 13, 2018
2. Baldwin's Brigade Marker
View of the tablet, looking east along the Alexander Bridge Road.
More about this marker. 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 13, 2018
3. Baldwin's Brigade Marker
View of the backside of the tablet, looking west along the Alexander Bridge Road.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 13, 2018
4. Baldwin's Brigade Marker
View of the tablet on the north side of roadway.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 17, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 328 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 25, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
