Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
17th Indiana Mounted Infantry
Wilder's Brigade
Reynolds' Division
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2017
1. 17th Indiana Mounted Infantry Marker
Seventeenth Regiment (Mounted)
Infantry. (Jones)
First Brigade. (Wilder)
Fourth Division. (Reynolds)
Fourteenth Corps. (Thomas)
Friday, September 18th, 1863, 10 A.M.
Erected 1898 by the State of Indiana. (Marker Number MT-785.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 18, 1863.
Location. 34° 54.442′ N, 85° 13.808′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker is on Alexander Bridge Road south of Viniard Road, on the right when traveling south. This marker is located in the lowlands just west of the northern approach to the Alexander Bridge. 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 (within shouting distance of this marker); Walthall's Brigade (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 18th Indiana Battery (approx. Ό mile away); a different marker also named 18th Indiana Battery (approx. Ό mile
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2017
2. 17th Indiana Mounted Infantry Marker
Close-up view of the text on the marker.
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More about this marker. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, "This standard Indiana regimental marker consists of a 4'x 4' 4'8" high rock-faced oolitic stone block with a peaked top and a 12" x 18" bronze plaque affixed to its front. Marks regiment's position north of Alexander Bridge."
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).
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2017
3. 17th Indiana Mounted Infantry Marker
Distant view of the marker as seen on the western side of the northern approach to the Alexander Bridge.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2017
4. 17th Indiana Mounted Infantry Marker
Distant view of the marker in the lowlands of the Chickamauga Creek floodplain, located along the northern approach to the Alexander Bridge.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2017
5. 17th Indiana Mounted Infantry Marker
View of the marker in the lowlands of the Chickamauga Creek floodplain.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2017
6. 17th Indiana Mounted Infantry Marker
View, as seen from the backside of the marker, of the distant Alexander Bridge.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2017
7. The Alexander Bridge
View of the Alexander Bridge as seen from the lowlands where the 17th Indiana Infantry was positioned.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2017
8. 17th Indiana Mounted Infantry Marker
View of the northern approach of the Alexander Bridge, which was the side of the bridge that the Union forces were positioned.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 165 times since then and 11 times this year. Last updated on March 10, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on August 11, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
