Fort Oglethorpe in Walker County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
35th Indiana Infantry
Barnes Brigade
| | Van Cleve's Division | |
Photographed by Byron Hooks, May 19, 2011
1. 35th Indiana Infantry Marker
Thirty-Fifth Regiment Infantry. (Dufficy)
Third Brigade. (Barnes)
Third Division. (VanCleve)
Twenty-First Corps.(Crittenden)
Saturday, September 20th, 1863, 3 A.M. to 9 A.M.
Erected 1898 by State of Indiana. (Marker Number MT-798.)
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 20, 1863.
Location. 34° 55.083′ N, 85° 16.382′ W. Marker is in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Walker County. It can be reached from Dyer Road east of Chickamauga-Vittetoe Road, on the right when traveling west. This marker is located in the Chickamauga Chattanooga National Military Park along a park trail that crosses the Dry Road near coordinates (N 34.917 W 85.273). Park along the side of the road. Follow the path north. Pass the small Dyer cemetery, the marker will be just through the tree line on the east (right) side of the path. 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, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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: 7th Indiana Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Dent's Alabama Battery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Barnes' Brigade
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More about this marker. This standard Indiana regimental marker, built in 1898, consists of a 4' x 4' x 4'8" high rock-faced oolitic stone block with a peaked top and a 12" x 18" bronze plaque affixed to its front. It marker the units location on September 20, 1863, from 3 A.M. to 9 A.M.
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).
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Photographed by Byron Hooks, May 19, 2011
2. 35th Indiana Infantry Marker
Photographed by Byron Hooks, May 19, 2011
3. 35th Indiana Infantry Marker
View, looking west, toward the 35th Indiana Infantry marker.
Photographed by Byron Hooks, May 19, 2011
4. Dyer Field
View, looking south, of the Dyer Field.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2018, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 280 times since then and 35 times this year. Last updated on February 16, 2026, by Edward Troxel of Creal Springs, Illinois. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 9, 2018, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
