Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Dawson's Georgia Battery
Brown's Brigade
— Stewart's Division —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018
1. Dawson's Georgia Battery Marker
Georgia
T.H.Dawson's Battery.
Lieutenant R.W. Anderson.
Brown's Brigade.
Stewart's Division.
11:30 A.M., September 20, 1863.
Erected 1898 by the State of Georgia. (Marker Number MT-1256.)
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° 55.204′ N, 85° 15.478′ 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, a moderate walking distance north of one of the park's secondary east to west roadways, along a marked park walking trail. 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. A different marker also named Dawson's Georgia Battery (here, next to this marker); Brown's Brigade (a few steps from this marker); 36th Indiana Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Brown's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Stewart's Division
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More about this marker. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the marker is, “A rock-faced, peaked-top granite slab, 4'6" wide x 6' high x 1'8" thick, that carries an inscription, with crossed cannon barrels carved in relief above it. Marks unit's position on September 20, 1863, at 11:30 a.m."
In locating 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 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).”
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018
2. Dawson's Georgia Battery Marker
View of the Dawson's Georgia Battery site, and the Dawson's Battery marker, looking north along the park walking trail.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018
3. Dawson's Georgia Battery Marker
View looking northeast of the Dawson's Battery marker, and the backside of the Dawson's Battery tablet.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018
4. Dawson's Georgia Battery Marker
View looking southeast, along the park walking trail,n of the Dawson's Battery marker, and the backside of the Dawson's Battery tablet.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018
5. Dawson's Georgia Battery Marker
View of the Dawson's Georgia Battery tablet, along with the Dawson's Georgia Battery marker, looking north along the park walking trail.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018
6. Dawson's Georgia Battery
View of the Dawson's Georgia Battery site looking south along the park walking trail.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 158 times since then and 2 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 12, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 13, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
