Near Fort Oglethorpe in Walker County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Battery I, 4th U.S. Artillery.
VanDerveer's Brigade
| | Brannan's Division | |
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 17, 2012
1. Battery I, Fourth U.S. Artillery Marker
View of the text on the front side of the historical monument
Fourth U.S. Artillery
[Text on the Top Back Side of the Monument]:
1 Officer - 21 Enlisted Men
19 Horses
[Text on the Bottom Back Side of the Monument]:
1st Lieut. Frank C. Smith Commanding
1st Lieut. George B. Rodney
2d Lieut. John M. Stephenson
2d Lieut. Nicholas Redmond wounded.
Erected by the United States government. (Marker Number MT-1057.)
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 19, 1985.
Location. 34° 55.754′ N, 85° 16.088′ W. Memorial is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Walker County. It is on Vittetoe Road
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Regionally, this memorial 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: A different marker also named Battery I, 4th U.S. Artillery. (here, next to this marker); Agony of the Wounded (a few steps from this marker); Wood's Division (within shouting distance of this marker); Sirwell's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 3rd Kentucky Infantry Regiment (US Volunteers) (within shouting distance of this marker); 37th Indiana Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Harker's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 64th Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.
More about this memorial. I used the "Chickamauga Battlefield" map, that I purchased at the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Visitor Center, to determine both the monument number for this marker and the marker's location in relation to the rest of
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 17, 2012
2. Battery I, Fourth U.S. Artillery Marker
Close-up view of the text on the top backside of the historical monument.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 17, 2012
3. Battery I, Fourth U.S. Artillery Marker
Close-up view of the text on the bottom backside of the historical monument.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 17, 2012
4. Battery I, Fourth U.S. Artillery Marker
View of the featured historical monument in the foreground, and the historical tablet for "Battery I, 4th U.S. Artillery" in the immediate background.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 17, 2012
5. Battery I, Fourth U.S. Artillery Marker
View of the historical monument (located along the edge of the park road that goes to the Snodgrass Hill area) and the cannons of Battery I.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 17, 2012
6. Battery I, Fourth U.S. Artillery Marker
View of the guns of Batter I in the foreground, with the featured historical monument and the Snodgrass House in the background.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 18, 2012
7. Battery I, Fourth U.S. Artillery Marker
View of the featured historical monument, looking northeast towards the many Union Monuments and historical tablets situated along the high ground of Snodgrass Hill.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2017. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2013, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 559 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on January 9, 2013, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
