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

15th Kentucky Infantry (USA)

 
 
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Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018
1. 15th Kentucky Infantry (USA) Marker
Inscription.
15th
Kentucky
Infantry U.S. Volunteers

 
Erected 1899 by the State of Kentucky. (Marker Number MT-871.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational AreasWar, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 19, 1863.
 
Location. 34° 56.116′ N, 85° 15.428′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker is on Alexander Bridge Road east of LaFayette Road, on the right when traveling east. This marker is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, along one of the park's secondary east to west roadways, in the woods north of 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. 30th Indiana Infantry (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dodge's Brigade (about 400 feet away); 25th Georgia Infantry (about 400 feet away); 29th Indiana Infantry (about 500 feet away); 84th Illinois Infantry (about 500 feet away); 79th Illinois Infantry (about 500 feet away); 8th Kentucky Infantry Regiment (US Volunteers) (about 500 feet away); 29th Georgia Infantry (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.
 
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According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the marker is, “1'8" x 1'2" x 3'2" high, marker is a single block of granite, rock-faced at bottom and finished above, with a slanting top inscribed with "Kentucky" within a scroll and the unit's name."

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 marker and the marker'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).”
 
15th Kentucky Infantry (USA) Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018
2. 15th Kentucky Infantry (USA) Marker
Close-up view of the text on the marker.
15th Kentucky Infantry (USA) Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018
3. 15th Kentucky Infantry (USA) Marker
View of the marker, looking north to the Alexander Bridge Road.
15th Kentucky Infantry (USA) Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018
4. 15th Kentucky Infantry (USA) Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 143 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 7, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.

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