Near Fort Oglethorpe in Walker County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
82nd Indiana Infantry
First Brigade - Third Division
— 14th Corps - Thomas. —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 10, 2010
1. 82nd Indiana Infantry Marker
First Brigade Third Division.
14th Corps - Thomas
[Reverse Side of Marker]:
To Her
Eighty-Second Regiment Infantry.
Colonel Morton C. Hunter, Commanding.
First Brigade (Connell).
Third Division (Brannan).
Fourteenth Corps (Thomas).
This Regiment, Colonel Morton C. Hunter, Commanding, reached the front September 19th, at 11 A.M., and supported Church's Battery which had been sent up to VanDerveer's line. At night it was moved to the extreme right of the corps.
On the morning of September 20th, it occuried the right of the second line of the brigade, east of the Dyer House and northwest of Brotherton House.
When the front line was driven from the works by Longstreet's fierce attack, just before noon, Colonel Hunter ordered the 82nd to charge, which it did in gallant style, recapturing and holding the works, but being immediately outflanked and almost surrounded, it fell back fighting until it reached the site of this monument at a little after 12 M.
The 82nd was the first regiment of Brannan's Division that formed a line of battle on Snodgrass Hill, which line was firmly held against all assaults until night put an end to the battle.
Killed
this page online
Erected 1898 by the State of Indiana. (Marker Number MT-839.)
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 20, 1863.
Location. 34° 55.643′ N, 85° 16.11′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Walker County. Memorial can be reached from Vittetoe Road west of Vittetoe-Chickamauga Road when traveling west. This historical marker is located in the northwest section of the Chickamauga National Military Park, along a ridge called Snodgrass Hill. To view this historical marker drive to the parking area on Snodgrass Hill and the marker can be seen situated just southeast of the parking lot. According to the location information provided by the National Park Service the, “Monument located within the Chickamauga Battlefield at map site #149 on Snodgrass Hill”. 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. 19th Illinois Infantry (here, next to this marker); Connell's Brigade (here, next to this marker); 19th Ohio Infantry (a few steps from this marker); 18th Ohio Infantry (a few steps from this marker); S. Beatty's Brigade (a few steps from this marker); 17th Ohio Infantry
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 10, 2010
2. 82nd Indiana Infantry Marker
Close-up view of the text on the front side of the historical marker.
More about this marker. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the monument is, “9' x 6' x 16' high, the Indiana oolitic limestone monument features a two-step base with inscription on top step. Shaft takes form of blind arch with rock-faced voussoirs surrounding smooth-faced interior. Acorn is carved into keystone.”
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 monument and the monument'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, 2010
3. 82nd Indiana Infantry Marker
View of the reverse side of the historical marker.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 10, 2010
4. 82nd Indiana Infantry Marker
Close-up view of the text on the reverse side of the historical marker.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 10, 2010
5. 82nd Indiana Infantry Marker
View looking south, towards the southern crest of Snodgrass Hill, with the featured historical marker located near the distant treeline to the right of the picture.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 1, 2012
6. 82nd Indiana Infantry Marker
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 19, 2012
7. 82nd Indiana Infantry Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,005 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 26, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 6, 7. submitted on November 23, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
