Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
28th Tennessee Infantry
Wright's Brigade
| | Cheatham's Division | |
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018
1. 28th Tennessee Infantry Marker
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. It 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.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking 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
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Stewart's Division (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).
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
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018
2. 28th Tennessee Infantry Marker
Close-up view of the text on the marker.
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
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 408 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 15, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
