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

Turchin's Brigade (Detachment)

Reynolds' Division

— Thomas' Corps —

Turchin's Brigade (Detachment) Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018

1. Turchin's Brigade (Detachment) Marker

Inscription. Turchin's Brigade.
Reynolds' Division - Thomas' Corps.
September 20, 1863, 1:30 P.M.

92nd Ohio - Colonel Benjamin D. Fearing.
92nd Ohio - Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Putnam, Jr.
18th Kentucky - Colonel Hubbard K. Milward.

These two regiments marched with their Brigade from Pond Spring about 4 o'clock on the afternoon of the 18th, and after moving all night halted an hour for breakfast south of Cave Spring. The Brigade was first ordered into position northeast of Widow Glenn's, but was at once dispatched toward McDonalds. While marching with their Brigade about 1 o'clock on the LaFayette Road toward the left of the lines, the 92d Ohio and 18th Kentucky were detached by order of General Reynolds, and turned immediately to the right into the forest east of the road. After advancing some four hundred yards the detachment became heavily engaged on the left of Hazen's Brigade where it continued in action until about 3 p.m. when it was joined by the other regiments of the Brigade - the 36th and 11th Ohio, and the 21st Indiana Battery. Thereafter the Brigade operated as a unit in the Brock Field, and the charge thence upon Law' s Brigade of Hood's Division. Strength of 92nd Ohio in action 400, Killed 5 men: Wounded 3 officers men; strength of 18th Kentucky in action

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250; Killed 4 Men; Wounded 5 Officer and 30 Men; Missing 20 Men.

Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-643.)

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 19, 1863.

Location. 34° 55.244′ N, 85° 15.053′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker can be reached from Brotherton Road east of LaFayette Road, on the left 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 northwest of the Brock 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. Turchin's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 21st Battery, Indiana Light Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); Hazen's Brigade (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Battery F, 1st Ohio Light Artillery (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Battery F, 1st Ohio Light Artillery (about 600 feet away); Dodge's Brigade (about 600

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018

2. Turchin's Brigade (Detachment) Marker

View of the tablet, looking southeast, situated in the distance, along a park walking trail.

feet away); Cruft's Brigade (about 600 feet away); Palmer's Division (about 700 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 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 29, 2018

3. Turchin's Brigade (Detachment) Marker

View, looking southeast, of the tablet situated along a park walking trail that continues all the way to the Brotherton Road.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018

4. Turchin's Brigade (Detachment) Marker

View, looking northwest, of the backside of the tablet, and the park walking trail that goes off beyond the tablet.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018

5. Turchin's Brigade (Detachment) Marker

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 30, 2018

6. Turchin's Brigade (Detachment) Marker

View of the official park documentation for MT-643, taken from the National Park Service's "List of Classified Structures," kept on record in the offices at the National Military Park's Visitor Center.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 106 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 8, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.