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

19th Ohio Infantry

Samuel Beatty's Brigade

— Van Cleve's Division —

19th Ohio Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018

1. 19th Ohio Infantry Marker

View of the front side of the monument.

Inscription.
Text on the Front Side of the Monument:

19th Ohio Infantry,
General Samuel Beatty's Brigade,

Van Cleve's Division,
21st Army Corps.
Text on the Back Side of the Monument:

This regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Henry D. Stratton commanding, held this position from 2:00 P.M. until 4:30 P.M. September 19th, 1863. During that time it assisted in capturing a six gun Battery and took twenty prisoners. It was then forced to retire across the Rossville Road, where it reformed on the ridge on the West side of the road: after a brief contest there, it was again forced to retire, and reformed on the ridge near the Crawfish Springs Road.

September 20th, it was in reserve and was broken about 12:00 M. by the retirement of the troops in its front. It was not rallied again as a Regiment until evening. It partially rallied however, in squads, which with fragments of other Regiments, remained fighting until dark.

Loss, Killed 7; Wounded 60; Captured or Missing 23; Total 90.

Erected 1894 by the State of Ohio. (Marker Number MT-973.)

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.

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34° 54.967′ N, 85° 15.508′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker can be reached from Brotherton Road east of LaFayette Road, on the right when traveling east. This monument is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, a moderate walking distance south of one of the park's secondary east to west roadways, along a marked park walking/horse trail. According to the location information provided by the National Park Service, “Monument is located within the Chickamauga Battlefield in the woods, south of Brotherton Road, along the Horse Trail, map site #224". 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. S. Beatty's Brigade (a few steps from this marker); Johnson's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Bate's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Van Cleve's Division (within shouting distance of this marker); 79th Indiana Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 38th Tennessee Infantry/Murray's Battalion (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named 79th Indiana Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Carnes' Tennessee Battery (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.

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Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018

2. 19th Ohio Infantry Marker

Close-up view of the text on the top front side of the monument.

this marker. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the monument is, “7' x 4' x 9', this three-part monument has rock-faced base, tapering pedestal, and pyramidal top shaft. Face has bas relief of cartridge boxes, canteens, & crossed rifles, with raised letter inscriptions above and below."

The National Park Service also identifies C. H. Niehaus as being the sculptor of this monument and the E. F. Carr Company of Quincy, Massachusetts as being the Architect.

In locating this monument 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 monument and the monument'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. 19th Ohio Infantry Marker

Close-up view of the text on the bottom front side of the monument.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018

4. 19th Ohio Infantry Marker

View of the back side of the monument.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018

5. 19th Ohio Infantry Marker

Close-up view of the text on the back side of the monument.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018

6. 19th Ohio Infantry Marker

View, looking east, of the monument, at the end of a secondary trail, off of the primary walking/horse trail.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018

7. 19th Ohio Infantry Marker

View, looking west, of the monument in the foreground, with a view of the secondary trail, going back to the primary trail, in the background.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018

8. 19th Ohio Infantry Marker

View of the monument, situated in a clearing in the woods.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 215 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on August 14, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.