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

19th Illinois Infantry

Stanley's Brigade

— Negley's Division —

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

Photographed By Byron Hooks, May 4, 2011

1. 19th Illinois Infantry Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Illinois

18th Infantry,
Stanley's Brigade.
During the night September 19-20, 1863.

Erected 1899 by State of Illinois. (Marker Number MT-668A.)

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° 54.968′ N, 85° 15.859′ W. Marker is in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. This marker is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield. Marker can be reached from LaFayette Road one mile south of Brotherton Road, on the right when traveling south. This marker is on the west side of LaFayette Road along a hiking path that connects LaFayette Road and Glenn-Kelly Road. The path crosses LaFayette Road between the Glenn Field and the Brotherton Field. The path branches several times, this marker is along a path (take a right when the trail splits) north of the main path. This marker can also be reached from the Brothernton Field.

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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)”. 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. 41st Ohio Infantry (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); 8th Kansas Volunteer Infantry (about 500 feet away); 74th Ohio Infantry (about 500 feet away); Battery M, 1st Ohio Light Artillery (about 500 feet away); Rout of the Union Right (about 500 feet away); 15th Wisconsin Infantry (about 600 feet away); Heg's Brigade. (about 600 feet away); 25th Illinois Infantry (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.

More about this marker. This is a standard Illinois marker built in 1898. It is a 2'6" x 1'2" x 2'6" high rectangular slab of dark Quincy granite. Rock-faced sides; polished & inscribed front. "Illinois" is in large raised letters on beveled top. It marker the units location during the night of September 19-20, 1863.

Photographed By Byron Hooks, May 4, 2011

2. 19th Illinois Infantry Marker

Photographed By National Park Service, July 30, 2012

3. 19th Illinois Infantry Marker

This photo is from the National Park Service. It shows the marker after it has been cleaned and is readable.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2018. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2018, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 124 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 11, 2018, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.