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

York's Georgia Battery

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018

1. York's Georgia Battery Marker

Inscription. C.S.A.
York's Ga. Battery, 1 Gun.
Fulton's Brig., Johnson's Div.
Sept. 20, 1863. 1 P.M.
Lieut. W.S. Everett.

Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-1272A.)

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° 55.28′ N, 85° 16.445′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Walker County. It is on Chickamauga-Vittetoe Road south of Lytle Road, on the right when traveling south. This marker is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, along one of the park's roadways that runs north to south, in the extreme western end of the park. 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,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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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: Dick's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); York's Georgia Battery. (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lieut. George W. Landrum (about 500 feet away); Johnson's Division - Hood's Corp (about 700 feet away); McNair's Brigade (about 800 feet away); S. Beatty's Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away); Johnson's Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dent's Alabama Battery (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.

More about this 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,

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018

2. York's Georgia Battery Marker

View of the marker by a single artillery field piece.

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 12, 2018

3. York's Georgia Battery Marker

View of the tablet looking north along the Chickamauga-Vittetoe Road.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018

4. York's Georgia Battery Marker

View of the tablet looking south along the Chickamauga-Vittetoe Road.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018

5. York's Georgia Battery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 256 times since then and 13 times this year. Last updated on October 17, 2018, by T. Patton of Jefferson, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 21, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.