Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Gregg's Brigade

Johnson's Division

— Longstreet's Corps —

Gregg's Brigade Tablet image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Byron Hooks, June 24, 2011

1. Gregg's Brigade Tablet

Inscription. Gregg's Brigade.
Johnson's Division - Longstreet's Corps.
Brig. Gen. John Gregg.
Sept. 19, 1863, 1st Position.

3d Tennessee - Colonel John H. Walker.
10th Tennessee - Colonel William Grace.
30th Tennessee - Lieutenant Colonel James J. Turner.
41st Tennessee - Lieutenant Colonel James D. Tillman.
50th Tennessee – Colonel Cyrus A. Sugg.
1st Tennessee Battalion - Major Stephen H. Colms.
7th Texas - Colonel Henry B. Granbury.
Bledsoe's (Mo.) Battery - Lieutenant R. L. Wood.

This brigade moving from its bivouac a short distance in the rear formed line of battle on this ground about 7 A.M. with Johnson’s brigade on its right, and McNair’s brigade in reserve. About 2 P.M. Heg’s and Carlin’s Union brigades moved against the position from the direction of Viniard’s house. The brigade advanced with its division and soon became hotly engaged fighting its way to a point near the Lafayette road north of Viniard’s.

Erected 1890 by War Department. (Marker Number MT-1157.)

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 18, 1863.

Location. 34° 54.103′ N,

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85° 15.032′ W. Marker is in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. It can be reached from Viniard Road half a mile east of LaFayette Road, on the right when traveling east. Parking is available in a gravel lot on the south side of Viniard Road (N 34 54.091 W 85 15.105). The marker is along a path south of the 17th Indiana Mounted Infantry marker, east of the parking area. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Oglethorpe GA 30742, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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: 17th Indiana Mounted Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker);

Photographed by Byron Hooks, June 24, 2011

2. Gregg's Brigade Tablet

McNair's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Wilder's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 72nd Indiana Mounted Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hood's Division (about 300 feet away); Stewart's Division (about 300 feet away); 18th Indiana Battery (about 300 feet away); Buckner's Corps (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.

More about this marker. In locating 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).”

Also see . . .
1. Death Knell of the Confederacy. Link to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park web page. (Submitted on October 23, 2018, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia.)

2. Battle of Chickamauga.

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Overview of the battle provided by the American Battlefield Trust. (Submitted on October 23, 2018, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia.)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2018, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 314 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on March 14, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 23, 2018, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.