Near Fort Oglethorpe in Walker County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Dent's Alabama Battery
Dea's Brigade - Hindman's Division
— Polk's Corps —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 23, 2019
1. Dent's Alabama Battery Marker
6 Napoleons.
Deas’ Brigade, Hindman's Division, Polk’s Corps.
September 20, 1863
Captain S. H. Dent, Commanding.
1st Lieutenant W. T. Stockton.
2nd Lieutenant D. L. Southwick
2nd Lieutenant G. B. Ziegler.
About 2 p.m. 4 guns of the battery followed Johnson's Brigade to this position and participated in the struggle for the possession of the northern crest aiding in repulsing repeated counter attacks and giving valuable support to the assaulting column till the close of the action. Two guns were detached with Gregg's Brigade during the afternoon and in the final struggle were moved up the hollow by hand firing the closing shots down the northern slope. casualties during the battle, men killed 3 officers wounded 1 men wounded 12 horses killed 4 horses wounded 4.
Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-1241.)
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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. McNair's Brigade (a few steps from this marker); Johnson's Brigade (a few steps from this marker); Battery E, 9th Georgia Artillery Battalion (within shouting distance of this marker); York's (Georgia) Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); John W. Bull Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Manigault's South Carolina Brigade (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gregg's Brigade (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Johnson's Brigade (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.
More about this marker. In locating this monument 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 monument and the monument'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 23, 2019
2. Dent's Alabama Battery Marker
Frontal view of the Battery, backside view of the tablet (marker). The walking path comes up from the old Vittetoe Road on the left and goes on up to the western end of Snodgrass Hill on the right.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 23, 2019
3. Dent's Alabama Battery Marker
Another frontal view of the Battery, and a backside view of the tablet (marker).
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 23, 2019
4. Dent's Alabama Battery Marker
View of the tablet (marker) looking north (towards Snodgrass Hill) along the park walking path.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 23, 2019
5. Dent's Alabama Battery Marker
View looking east of the tablet (marker) in the foreground, with the walking path directly behind the tablet (marker).
Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 100 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 6, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
