Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
24th Illinois Infantry
Starkweather's Brigade
— Baird's Division —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
1. 24th Illinois Infantry Marker
24th Infantry.
Starkweather's Brigade.
6:30 p.m. September 19, 1863.
Erected 1899 by State of Illinois. (Marker Number MT-675.)
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° 55.678′ N, 85° 14.564′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker can be reached from Brotherton Road east of Alexander Bridge Road, on the left when traveling east. This marker is located in the National Military Park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, and is situated along one of the park hiking trails just north of the Winfrey Field. 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. 74th Indiana Infantry (a few steps from this marker); 10th Indiana Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Scribner's Brigade (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Scribner's Brigade (about 300 feet away); Croxton's Brigade (about 300 feet away); 4th Indiana Battery (about 400
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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, “2'6" x 1'2" x 2'6" high rectangular slab of dark Quincy granite. Rock-faced sides; polished & inscribed front. "Illinois" is in large raised letters on beveled top. Marks unit's position at 6:30 p.m. on September 19, 1863."
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
2. 24th Illinois Infantry Marker
View of the marker, looking north along the hiking trail. In the distant background the trail comes to an end at an intersection with an east-to-west trail.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
3. 24th Illinois Infantry Marker
View of the marker, on the down slope of a shallow ravine, looking south along the hiking trail.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
4. 24th Illinois Infantry Marker
View, standing on the east-to-west trail, looking south along the trail, of the marker on the slope of a shallow ravine.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 102 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 20, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
