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

18th Ohio Infantry

Stanley's Brigade

Photographed by Edward Troxel

1. 18th Ohio Infantry Marker

Inscription. 18th. Regiment
Ohio Infantry
Stanley's
Brigade.
5:30 p.m.
September 19,
to 8:30 a.m.
September 20,
1863.

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° 55.009′ N, 85° 15.854′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. It can be reached from LaFayette Road south of Dryer Road, on the right when traveling south. Located along a hiking path between Lafayette Rd and Glenn-Kelly Rd. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3370 Lafayette Rd, 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 19th Illinois Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 8th Kansas Volunteer Infantry (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Battery M, 1st Ohio Light Artillery (about 600 feet away); 41st Ohio Infantry (about 600 feet away); Buell's Brigade (about 600 feet away); 100th Illinois Infantry (about 600 feet away); Woods Division (about 700 feet away); Negley's Division (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.

Also see . . . Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park. National Park Service (Submitted on April 28, 2026.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2026, by Edward Troxel of Creal Springs, Illinois. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on April 23, 2026, by Edward Troxel of Creal Springs, Illinois. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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