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

Liddell's Brigade

Liddell's Division

— Walker's Corps —

Liddell's Brigade Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Edward Troxel, April 16, 2026

1. Liddell's Brigade Marker

Inscription. Liddell's Brigade
Liddell's Division, Walker's Corps.
Colonel Daniel C. Govan.
September 19, 1863, 3 p.m.

2nd and 5th Arkansas, - Lieutenant Colonel Reuben E. Harvey.
2nd and 5th Arkansas, - Captain A. T. Meek
5th and 13th Arkansas, - Colonel L. Featherston.
5th and 13th Arkansas, - Lieutenant Colonel John E. Murray.
6th and 7th Arkansas, - Colonel D. A. Gillespie.
6th and 7th Arkansas, - Lieutenant Colonel Peter Snyder.
8th Arkansas, - Lieutenant Colonel George D. Baucum.
1st Louisiana (Regulars), - Lieutenant Colonel George D. Baucum (8th Arkansas).
1st Louisiana (Regulars) - Major A. Watkins, 8th Arkansas.
Warren's Light Artillery, (Mississippi.) - Lieutenant H. Shannon.
This Brigade crossed the Chickamauga at Byram's Ford the evening of September 18th and early on the 19th reached this position while moving with its Corps to take position east of Viniard's in the general line of battle then forming there. It halted at this point, deployed on the left of Walthall's Brigade and moved northwardly to the assistance of Forrest's Cavalry and Walker's Division. These forces had been unexpectedly attacked

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near Jay's Mill by troops of General Thomas' Corps which, by a night march from McLemore's Cove had passed beyond the right of Bragg and was threatening his rear.

Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-1188.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 19, 1863.

Location. 34° 55.436′ N, 85° 14.727′ W. Marker is in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. It is at the intersection of Alexander Bridge Road and Alexander-Viniard Road, on the left when traveling north on Alexander Bridge Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chickamauga GA 30707, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the 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

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 10, 2017

2. Liddell's Brigade Marker

View of the traffic island where the missing Liddell's Brigade tablet was once situated. This view is looking north along the Alexander Bridge Road (seen on the right), with the Alexander-Viniard Road intersecting in from the left.

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: A different marker also named Liddell's Brigade (here, next to this marker); The Bloody First Day Ends (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery (about 600 feet away); Willich's Brigade. (about 600 feet away); Jackson's Brigade (about 600 feet away); 49th Ohio Infantry (about 700 feet away); 32nd Indiana Infantry (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.

More about this marker. According to James Ogden, the historian for the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, "MT-1188 is the long missing tablet for the brigade that used to be at the intersection of Alexander Bridge Road and Alexander-Viniard Road."

In locating this missing tablet I used the "Chickamauga Battlefield" map, that I purchased at the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Visitor Center, to determine both the marker

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 10, 2017

3. Liddell's Brigade Marker

View of the traffic island where the missing Liddell's Brigade tablet was once situated. This view is looking west along the Alexander-Viniard Road (seen on the left), with the Alexander Bridge Road intersecting in from the right.

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).”

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 10, 2017

4. Liddell's Brigade Marker

View of the traffic island (in the foreground) where the missing Liddell's Brigade tablet was once situated. This view is looking south along the Alexander Bridge Road in the direction of the nearby Alexander Bridge, with the Alexander-Viniard Road intersecting in from the right.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 536 times since then and 39 times this year. Last updated on April 20, 2026, by Edward Troxel of Creal Springs, Illinois. Photos: 1. submitted on April 20, 2026, by Edward Troxel of Creal Springs, Illinois. 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 16, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.