Near Fort Oglethorpe in Walker County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
7th Indiana Battery
Samuel Beatty's Brigade
— Van Cleve's Division —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 23, 2019
1. 7th Indiana Battery Marker
Seventh Battery. (Swallow)
First Brigade. (Sam Beatty)
Third Division. (Van Cleve)
Twenty-First Corps. (Crittenden)
Saturday, Night, September 19th, 1863,
To Sunday, September 20th, 1863.
Erected 1898 by the State of Indiana. (Marker Number MT-741.)
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° 55.418′ N, 85° 16.153′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Walker County. Marker can be reached from Glenn-Kelly Road north of Dyer Road, on the left when traveling north. This marker is located in the National Military Park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, and is located on the high ground in the northwest corner of the Dyer Field and is best reached from the hiking trail that runs south off Snodgrass Hill. 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. A different marker also named 7th Indiana Battery (here, next to this marker);
this page online
More about this marker. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, “This standard Indiana marker consists of a 4' x 4' x 4'8" high rock-faced oolitic stone block with a peaked top and a 12" x 18" bronze plaque affixed to its front. Marks battery's position on west side of Dyer Field.”
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. 7th Indiana Battery Marker
Close-up view of the text on this marker.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 23, 2019
3. 7th Indiana Battery Marker
View of the marker, seen directly behind the 7th Battery Indiana Light Artillery tablet.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 23, 2019
4. 7th Indiana Battery Marker
View of the marker, seen directly in front of the 7th Battery Indiana Light Artillery tablet.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 23, 2019
5. 7th Indiana Battery Marker
Distant view of the marker situated right at the tree-line, on the high ground, of the northwest side of the Dyer Field.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 141 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 7, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
