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

Strahl's Brigade

Cheatham's Division

— Polk's Corps —

 
 
Strahl's Brigade Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 23, 2019
1. Strahl's Brigade Marker
Inscription.
Strahl's Brigade
Cheatham’s Division - Polk’s Corps.
Brigadier General Otho F. Strahl.
September 20, 1863, 6 P.M.

4th Tennessee and 5th Tennessee - Colonel Jonathan J. Lamb.
19th Tennessee - Colonel Francis M. Walker.
24th Tennessee - Colonel John A. Wilson.
31st Tennessee - Colonel Egbert E. Tansil.
33rd Tennessee - Colonel Warner P. Jones.
Stanford’s (Mississippi) Battery - Captain Thomas J. Stanford.

This Brigade remained with its Division in reserve a mile and a half southeast of this ground until about 2 p.m. subject to a severe artillery fire killing and wounding several men. About this hour it was ordered to the extreme right and formed on the left of Smith's Brigade which was on the left and rear of Forrest's Cavalry. Near 6 p.m. it moved with the General advance of the right wing as a support to Liddell's Division then engaged in front reaching this position as the enemy retired and bivouacked on this ground.
 
Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-1218.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational AreasWar, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 20, 1863.
 
Location.
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34° 56.318′ N, 85° 15.136′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker can be reached from Reeds Bridge Road south of Forrest Road, on the right when traveling east. This marker (tablet) is located in the National Military Park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, and is situated along a primary park walking trail that runs due south from the intersection of Reeds Bridge Road and Forrest Road. 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. Stovall'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 600 feet away); Smith's Brigade (about 700 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.
Strahl's Brigade Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 23, 2019
2. Strahl's Brigade Marker
View of the marker (tablet) looking south along the park walking trail.
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).”
 
Strahl's Brigade Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 23, 2019
3. Strahl's Brigade Marker
View of the marker (tablet) looking north along the park walking trail.
Strahl's Brigade Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 23, 2019
4. Strahl's Brigade Marker
View of the marker (tablet) looking northeast across the park walking trail, with a view of the nearby Stovall's Brigade marker (tablet).
Strahl's Brigade Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 23, 2019
5. Strahl's Brigade Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 108 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 12, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.

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