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

Gregg's Brigade

Johnson's Division

— Longstreet's Corps —

Gregg's Brigade Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018

1. Gregg's Brigade Marker

Inscription.
Text on the first tablet

Gregg's Brigade
Johnson's Division - Longstreet's Corps.
Colonel Cyrus A. Sugg.
September 20, 1863, 7 a.m.

3d Tennessee - Colonel Calvin H. Walker.
10th Tennessee - Colonel William Grace.
30th Tennessee - Lieutenant Colonel James J. Turner.
41st Tennessee - Lieutenant Colonel James D. Tillman.
50th Tennessee - Major Christopher W. Robertson,
1st Tennessee Battalion - Major Christopher W. Robertson.
7th Texas - Major K. M. Vanzandt.
Bledsoe's (Missouri) Battery - Lieutenant R. L. Wood.

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Text on the second tablet

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The four regiments of this Brigade first named constituted the reserve of Johnson's Division as it was formed early Sunday morning September 20th for attack. The remaining regiments were on the left of Johnson's Brigade in the front line. The Brigade advanced about 11:10 a.m. with its Division in the general attack penetrating the Union line to the west of the Brotherton House. Upon reaching the Dyer Field the Brigade changed direction toward the right and assisted in capturing 15 guns on the crest northeast of Dyer's.

Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga

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National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-1159.)

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° 55.078′ N, 85° 15.433′ 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 tablet 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. 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. 6th Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 36th Indiana Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Johnson's Division (within shouting distance of this marker); Gen. Bushrod R. Johnson (within shouting distance of this marker); 84th Illinois Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Robertson's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Law's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); McNair's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker). 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. Gregg's Brigade Marker

Close-up view of the text on the first tablet.

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. Gregg's Brigade Marker

Close-up view of the text on the second tablet.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018

4. Gregg's Brigade Marker

Distant view of the tablet looking north along the park walking trail.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018

5. Gregg's Brigade Marker

View of the tablet looking further north along the park walking trail.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 147 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 15, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.