Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
1st Georgia Cavalry
Davidson's Brigade
| | Pegram's Division | |
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
1. 1st Georgia Cavalry Marker
Georgia.
1st Cavalry.
Colonel J.J Morrison.
Davidson's Brigade.
Pegram's Division.
7:30 A.M., September 19, 1863.
Erected 1898 by the State of Georgia. (Marker Number MT-1276.)
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 19, 1863.
Location. 34° 55.71′ N, 85° 14.004′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. It can be reached from Brotherton Road west of Jays Mill Road, on the right when traveling west. This marker is located in the National Military Park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, and is situated along a secondary park walking trail that runs north from the Brotherton Road. This secondary trail can be reached from both a primary park walking trail or a walking trail (not marked on the Chickamauga Battlefield Map) directly off of the Brotherton Road. According to the location information provided by the National Park Service, “This monument is located on the Chickamauga Battlefield at map site #83". Touch for map. Marker is in this post office
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Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, 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: 6th Georgia Cavalry (within shouting distance of this marker); 25th Georgia Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 10th Confederate Georgia Cavalry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 29th Georgia Infantry (about 400 feet away); 30th Georgia Infantry (about 800 feet away); 1st Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters (approx. 0.2 miles away); 10th Indiana Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bragg's Headquarters Shell Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
2. 1st Georgia Cavalry Marker
A very distant view, looking southeast, along the park secondary walking trail, of the featured marker.
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 marker and the marker'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).”
According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the marker is, “A rock-faced, peaked-top granite slab, 4'6" wide x 6' high x 1'8" thick, that carries an inscription, with a horseshoe carved in relief above it. Marks unit's position on September 19, 1863, at 7:30 a.m."
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
3. 1st Georgia Cavalry Marker
Distant view, looking southeast, along the park secondary walking trail, of the featured marker.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
4. 1st Georgia Cavalry Marker
View, looking southwest along the park secondary walking trail, of the featured marker in the foreground, and a very distant view of the 25th Georgia Infantry marker.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
5. 1st Georgia Cavalry Marker
View of the featured marker, situated in a clearing in the woods.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
6. 1st Georgia Cavalry Marker
A distant view, looking northeast along the park secondary walking trail, of the featured marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 714 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 13, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
