Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Clayton's Brigade
Stewart's Division
— Buckner's Corps —
Stewart's Division - Buckner's Corps.
Brigadier General Henry D. Clayton.
September 20, 1863, Morning, 1st Position.
18th Alabama - Colonel J. T. Holtzclaw.
36th Alabama - Colonel Lewis T. Woodruff.
38th Alabama - Lieutenant Colonel A. R. Lankford.
1st Arkansas Battery - Captain John T. Humphreys.
Early in the morning of September 20th Clayton's Brigade moved to this ground from its bivouac some 500 yards to the left, where for sometime with the other troops of the Division it was exposed to considerable artillery firing. About 11 o'clock it advanced with the other Brigades of the Division to attack the enemy's forces in position about the Poe place.
Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-1140A.)
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° 55.212′ N, 85° 15.331′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker can be reached from Brotherton Road east of LaFayette 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 secondary park hiking trails just north of the Brotherton 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. A different marker also named Clayton's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 75th Indiana Infantry (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Brown's Brigade (about 600 feet away); Kershaw's Brigade (about 600 feet away); Stewart's Division (about 600 feet away); McLaw's Division (about 600 feet away); Bates Brigade (about 600 feet away); Humphreys' Brigade (about 600 feet 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, markers, and tablets on the Chickamauga Battlefield (using the Chick-Chatt NMP Monument Numbering System).”
Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 146 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 21, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.