Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Gregg's Brigade
Johnson's Division
— Longstreet's Corps —
Johnson's Division - Longstreet's (Hood's) Corps.
Brigader General John Gregg. - Colonel Cyrus A. Sugg.
September 19, 1863, 3 p.m.
3rd Tennessee - Colonel Calvin H. Walker.
10th Tennessee - Colonel William Grace.
30th Tennessee - Lieutenant Colonel James J. Turner,
30th Tennessee - Captain Charles S. Douglas.
41st Tennessee - Lieutenant Colonel James D. Tillman.
50th Tennessee - Colonel Cyrus A. Sugg.
50th Tennessee - Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Beaumont.
50th Tennessee - Major Christopher W. Robertson.
1st Tennessee Battalion - Major Stephen H. Colms.
7th Texas - Colonel H. B. Granbury.
7th Texas - Major K. M. VanZandt.
Bledsoe's Missouri Battery - Lieutenant R. L. Wood.
After fighting Heg's Brigade over an hour, the left of Gregg's Brigade reached this ground. The two right regiments, 3rd and 41st Tennessee, having preserved their connection with Johnson's Brigade, swung to the right and separated from their Brigade. General Gregg, riding forward to the LaFayette road was wounded in the edge of the woods near the road, and Colonel Sugg took command. The general engagement on that part of the field continued with severity until the arrival of Union reinforcements, and at sunset the Confederate forces withdrew into the forest, about 600 yards east of Viniard's.
Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-1158.)
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° 54.367′ N, 85° 15.645′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker can be reached from LaFayette Road south of Brotherton Road, on the left when traveling south. 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 that is in the woods east of the LaFayette 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. 72nd Indiana Mounted Infantry Regiment (within shouting distance of this marker); 2nd Georgia Infantry (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); 17th Georgia Infantry (about 400 feet away); Benning's Brigade (about 500 feet away); 20th Georgia Infantry
(about 500 feet away); Harker's Brigade (about 500 feet away); 35th Illinois Infantry (about 500 feet away); 64th Ohio Infantry (about 500 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 19, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 149 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 2, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.