Rossville in Walker County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Osterhaus' Division
Blair's Corps.
Brig. Gen. Peter J. Osterhaus.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2011
1. Osterhaus' Division - Blair's Corps. Marker
Inscription.
Osterhaus' Division. Blair's Corps..
No. 4....................................................U. Osterhaus' Division - Blair's Corps. Brig. Gen. Peter J. Osterhaus. Nov. 25, 1863, 3 P.M. 1st Brigade - Brig. Gen. Charles R. Woods. 2nd Brigade - Col. James A. Williamson.. , The Division, being the head of Gen. Hooker's Column, reached Rossville from Lookout Mountain at 3 P.M. Nov. 25th. It pushed through the gap which was defended by a small force of infantry and artillery and turned northward upon a road running parallel to and about 1000 yards east of Missionary Ridge. After marching nearly a mile the command formed in echelons of brigades, the second brigade on the left and the first on the right. They moved obliquely up the slope of Missionary Ridge and carried the crest. The Command bivouacked on the eastern slope of the ridge in the vicinity of Bragg's Headquarters. The enemy's line against which it had been operating in cooperation with Cruft's and Geary's Divisions was held by the Division of Maj. Gen. Stewart.
No. 4....................................................U. Osterhaus' Division - Blair's Corps.
Brig. Gen. Peter J. Osterhaus.
Nov. 25, 1863, 3 P.M.
1st Brigade - Brig. Gen. Charles R. Woods.
2nd Brigade - Col. James A. Williamson.
The Division, being the head of Gen. Hooker's Column, reached Rossville from Lookout Mountain at 3 P.M. Nov. 25th. It pushed through the gap which was defended by a small force of infantry and artillery and turned northward upon a road running parallel to and about 1000 yards east of Missionary Ridge. After marching nearly a mile the command formed in echelons of brigades, the second brigade on the left and the first on the right. They moved obliquely up the slope of Missionary Ridge and carried the crest. The Command bivouacked on the eastern slope of the ridge in the vicinity of Bragg's Headquarters. The enemy's line against which it had been operating in cooperation with Cruft's and Geary's Divisions was held by the Division of Maj. Gen. Stewart.
Erected 1890 by Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Battlefield Commission. (Marker Number MT-91.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil
Location. 34° 59.033′ N, 85° 16.794′ W. Marker is in Rossville, Georgia, in Walker County. It is at the intersection of Chickamauga Avenue (U.S. 27) and West Crest Road, on the right when traveling west on Chickamauga Avenue. This historical marker is located on the northwest corner of the intersection, in front of a gas station, facing west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rossville GA 30741, 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.
View of historical marker situated across the street from the Iowa Monument, on the north side of Chickamauga Avenue.
sectionhead>Other markers no longer nearby. To Missionary Ridge (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Williamson's Brigade (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Use this link to see the Brigade tablets for this Division.
Photographed by Byron Hooks, March 23, 2015
3. Osterhaus' Division Marker (rear view)
Rear view of the Osterhaus Division Tablet from near the Iowa Monument.
Library of Congress
4. Maj. Gen. Peter J. Osterhaus
“A German by birth, Osterhaus was educated for the Prussian army, in which he became an officer. He emigrated to the United States, and when the war broke out entered the service as major of Missouri volunteers, serving with Frιmont; under Grant in the Vicksburg siege and the operations at Chattanooga; and under Sherman in the Atlanta campaign, the march through Georgia, and the campaign in the Carolinas. Before the war was over he had been promoted to the rank of major-general. On being mustered out of the service in 1866 he was made United States consul at Lyons, France.” – McClures Magazine, Vol. X, No. 3, January 1898.
Photo by Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries between 1860 and 1865.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 27, 2017
5. Osterhaus' Division Marker
View of page 91 from the National Park Services record book on the Chattanooga - Chickamauga ”MT-numbered” listings of classified structures, which is kept in the Chickamauga Battlefield Park's Visitor Center.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 26, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 900 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on June 9, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 3. submitted on April 13, 2015, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 4. submitted on November 26, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 5. submitted on October 9, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
