Near Fort Oglethorpe in Walker County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Mitchell's Brigade
Steedman's Division
— Granger's Corps —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 1, 2012
1. Mitchell's Brigade Marker
Mitchell's Brigade.
Steedman's Division - Granger's Corps.
Col. John G. Mitchell.
Sept. 20, 1863, 2 P.M. 1st Position.
78th Illinois - Lieut. Col. Carter Van Vleck.
78th Illinois - Lieut. George Green (Adjutant.)
98th Ohio - Capt. Moses J. Urquhart.
98th Ohio - Capt. Armstrong J. Thomas.
113th Ohio - Lieut. Col. Darius B. Warner.
121st Ohio - Lieut. Col. Henry B. Banning.
1st Illinois Light Artillery, Battery M - Lieut. Thomas Burton.
This Brigade arrived in rear of the Snodgrass house at 1:30 P.M. and followed Whitaker's Brigade into action. Advancing rapidly up the ravine in rear of this position, as soon as its left had passed the right of Whitaker's Brigade it faced the ridge and charging to the top carried it. The right of the 96th Illinois with its colors were carried along with Mitchell's advance from the right of Whitaker's Brigade and thus became the right of the Union line on the ridge. The battery was stationed near the right of the Brigade
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Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-622.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 20, 1859.
Location. 34° 55.608′ N, 85° 16.431′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Walker County. Marker 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, near the Snodgrass Hill area of the driving tour, along the part of the battlefield known as Horseshoe Ridge. To view this historical marker drive to the parking area for Horseshoe Ridge (just beyond the Snodgrass House tour stop) and proceed westward on foot, along the southern crest of the ridge for a little more than 0.4 of a mile, past Hill #2, past Hill #3, all the way to the central area of the clearing on Hill #4. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Oglethorpe GA 30742, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 1, 2012
2. Mitchell's Brigade Marker
View, looking south, of the historical marker, in the center of the clearing, with a distant view of the Tennessee Memorial Monument in the background.
More about this marker. 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 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, August 1, 2012
3. Mitchell's Brigade Marker
View of the historical marker looking west toward the western end of the clearing on Horseshoe Ridge's Hill #4.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 1, 2012
4. Mitchell's Brigade Marker
View of the historical marker looking east toward the eastern end of the clearing on Horseshoe Ridge's Hill #4.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 1, 2012
5. Mitchell's Brigade Marker
View of the trail that went along the ravine used by Steedman's Division, along with Mitchell's Brigade, to advance upon this position. This trail/ravine is located a short distance behind (north) the historical marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2017. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2013, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 359 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 15, 2013, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
