Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Stovall's Brigade
Breckinridge's Division
— Hill's Corps —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 23, 2019
1. Stovall's Brigade Marker
Breckinridge's Division, - Hill's Corps.
Brigadier General Marcellus A. Stovall.
September 20, 1863, 9:30 a.m., 1st Position
1st, and 3rd, Florida, - Colonel William S. Dilworth.
4th, Florida, - Colonel W.L.L. Bowen.
47th, Georgia, - Captain William S. Phillips.
60th, North Carolina, - Lieutenant Colonel James M. Ray.
Mebane's Tennessee Battery, - Captain John W. Mebane.
Stovall's Brigade, being the center of Breckinridge's Division, advanced from a line 400 yards east of this position at 9 o'clock a.m. with Adams' Brigade on its right, and Helm's on its left. From this line it advanced to the LaFayette Road, encountering a portion of John Beatty's Brigade of Negley's Division, and forcing it across the road. The Brigade then changed direction to face south, and, with Adams' Brigade west of the road, and on its right advanced toward the Kelly field.
Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-1213.)
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° 56.323′ N, 85° 15.131′
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Strahl's Brigade (a few steps from this marker); Scribner's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Liddell's Division (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Starkweather's Brigade (about 500 feet away); Smith's Brigade (about 600 feet away); Brannan's Division (about 700 feet away); Walthall's Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away); Walker's Headquarters Shell Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.
More about 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 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,
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 23, 2019
2. Stovall's Brigade Marker
View of the marker (tablet) looking southwest across the park walking trail, with a view of the nearby Strahl's Brigade marker (tablet).
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 23, 2019
3. Stovall's Brigade Marker
View of the marker (tablet) looking northwest across the park walking trail.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 23, 2019
4. Stovall's Brigade Marker
View of the marker (tablet) looking south along the park walking trail, with a view of the nearby Strahl's Brigade marker (tablet).
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 23, 2019
5. Stovall's Brigade Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 113 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 11, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
