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

28th Tennessee Infantry

Wright's Brigade

— Cheatham's Division —

28th Tennessee Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018

1. 28th Tennessee Infantry Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Tennessee
28th Regiment Infantry
Wright's Brigade
Cheatham's Division
1:30 P.M. September 19, 1863

Erected 1898 by the State of Tennessee. (Marker Number MT-1401.)

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° 54.953′ N, 85° 15.444′ 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 marker 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 trail. According to the location information provided by the National Park Service, “Stone marker is located within the Chickamauga Battlefield in the woods south of Brotherton Road, map site #223.". 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

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walking distance of this marker. Stewart'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); Carnes' Tennessee Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Carnes' Tennessee Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Carnes' Tennessee Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); 51st and 52nd Tennessee Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 19th Ohio Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.

More about this marker. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the marker is, “1'6" wide x 1' deep x 3' high, the marker is a rectangular block of smooth-faced Tennessee gray marble inscribed on the front. Marks the unit's position on September 19, 1863, at 11:30 a.m."

Note: while the National Park Service documentation states that it marks the unit's position at 11:30 a.m., the text on the marker indicates that it marks the unit's position at 1:30 p.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. 28th Tennessee Infantry Marker

Close-up view of the text on the marker.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018

3. 28th Tennessee Infantry Marker

View of the marker, looking north, along the park walking trail.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018

4. 28th Tennessee Infantry Marker

View of the marker, looking south, along the park walking trail.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018

5. 28th Tennessee Infantry Marker

View, looking east, of the marker situated along the park walking trail.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 154 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 15, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.