Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
29th Georgia Infantry
Wilson's Brigade
— Walker's Division —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
1. 29th Georgia Infantry Marker
Georgia.
29th Infantry.
Lieutenant George R. McRae.
Wilson's Brigade.
Gist's Walker's Division.
8:30 A.M., September 20, 1863.
Erected 1898 by the State of Georgia. (Marker Number Mt-1312.)
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° 55.662′ N, 85° 14.06′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker is on 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 #85". 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. 25th Georgia Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 30th Georgia Infantry
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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
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
2. 29th Georgia Infantry Marker
View, looking southwest along the secondary park walking trail, of the featured marker, situated in a small clearing in the woods.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
3. 29th Georgia Infantry Marker
View, looking northeast along the secondary park walking trail, of the featured marker in the foreground, and the marker for the nearby 25th Georgia Infantry in the background.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
4. 29th Georgia Infantry Marker
View, looking south along the unmarked walking trail, of the featured marker in the foreground, and the Brotherton Road in the distant background.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
5. 29th Georgia Infantry Marker
View, looking north from the Brotherton Road, along the unmarked walking trail, of the featured marker in the distant background.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 192 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 13, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
