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

3rd South Carolina Infantry

Kershaw's Brigade

— McLaw's Division —

 
 
3rd South Carolina Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 30, 2018
1. 3rd South Carolina Infantry Marker
Inscription.
3rd Regiment South Carolina Infantry
Commander
Colonel James D. Nance.

 
Erected 1901 by the State of South Carolina. (Marker Number MT-1350.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational AreasWar, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 20, 1863.
 
Location. 34° 55.626′ N, 85° 16.201′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Walker County. Marker can be reached from Vittetoe Road west of Glenn-Kelly Road, on the right when traveling west. This marker is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, on the southern slope of Snodgrass Hill, near the southern crest, near the front of the 35th Ohio Infantry monument. 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. Kershaw's South Carolina Brigade (a few steps from this marker); 58th North Carolina Infantry (a few steps from this marker); 3rd Battalion South Carolina Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 35th Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); VanDerveer’s Brigade. (within shouting distance of this marker); McLaw's Division
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Preston's Division (within shouting distance of this marker); Kershaw's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker). 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, “A simple, rectangular, rock-faced block mounted on a rock-faced base, 3' wide x 2' high x 1.5' deep, with a smooth-faced area on the top that carries an inscription. Marks regiment's position on September 20, 1863."

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).”
 
3rd South Carolina Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 30, 2018
2. 3rd South Carolina Infantry Marker
Close-up view of the text on the marker.
3rd South Carolina Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 30, 2018
3. 3rd South Carolina Infantry Marker
View of the park walking trail that goes up the southern slope of the Snodgrass Hill with a view of the Kershaw Brigade monument on the left and the featured marker on the right.
3rd South Carolina Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 30, 2018
4. 3rd South Carolina Infantry Marker
View from the featured marker, looking up the park trail, to the crest of Snodgrass Hill.
3rd South Carolina Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 30, 2018
5. 3rd South Carolina Infantry Marker
Another view from the featured marker, looking up the park trail, to the crest of Snodgrass Hill.
3rd South Carolina Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 30, 2018
6. 3rd South Carolina Infantry Marker
View of the park walking trail looking down from the southern slope of the Snodgrass Hill with a view of the Kershaw Brigade monument on the right and the featured marker on the left.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 17, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 164 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 17, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.

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