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

31st Ohio Infantry

1st Brigade

— 3rd Division —

31st Ohio Infantry Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 31, 2012

1. 31st Ohio Infantry Monument

View of the front side of the historical monument.

Inscription.
Inscription on the front of stone monument:

31st
Ohio Infantry,
1st Brigade,
3rd Division,
14th Army Corps.
Text on bronze plaque on backside of monument:

31st Regiment
Ohio
Infantry
————
Sept. 19th, 1863, about 10:00 A.M. this Regiment, Lt. Col. Frederick W. Lister commanding, was sent to re-enforce Croxton's Brigade, then engaged near Jay's Mill, and went into action on the left of that brigade. It afterward about 11:00 A.M. took part in the recapture of the 4th Indiana battery, and continued in action till about 2:00 P.M.

Sept. 20th, occupied this position till about 12:00 M.,when the enemy penetrated our lines to the right of this position, and the regiment was broken and forced to retire. Detachments of the Regiment under Captains J.A. Cahill and J.H. McCune, and Lieutenants Eli Wilkins, A.S. Scott and J.J. Miller, were rallied and fought on Snodgrass Hill until the close of the battle.

Loss, Killed 13; Wounded 134; Captured or Missing 22.

Erected 1894 by the State of Ohio. (Marker Number MT-982.)

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1887.

Location.

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34° 55.34′ N, 85° 15.736′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Memorial is on Poe Road south of Lafayette Road, on the right when traveling south. This historical marker is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, along the west side of the national park's battlefield tour roadway called Poe Road. According to the location information provided by the National Park Service the, “Monument is located in the Chickamauga Battlefield along Poe Road, map site #138”. 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. 14th Ohio Infantry (a few steps from this marker); Mix-up in the Union Command (a few steps from this marker); Battery D, 1st Michigan Light Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); Brannan's Division (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery D, 1st Michigan Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); Connell's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery C, 1st Ohio Light Artillery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Battery C, 1st Ohio Light Artillery (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.

More about this marker. According to the description

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 31, 2012

2. 31st Ohio Infantry Monument

View of the back side of the historical monument.

information provided by the National Park Service, the monument is, “8' x 5'6" x 10' high, monument is in form of a blind arch on a battered pedestal. Pedestal has crossed muskets in relief; raised inscription and bronze state seal are framed by rock-faced arch stones; carved acorn in keystone.”

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 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)."

Also see . . .
1. 31st Ohio Infantry. This is a link to information provided by Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (Submitted on May 30, 2013, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)

2. 31st Ohio Infantry. This is a link to information compiled by Larry Stevens. (Submitted on May 30, 2013, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)

3. 31st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry (1861 - 1865). This is a link to information provided by Ohio Civil War Central. (Submitted on May 30, 2013, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 31, 2012

3. 31st Ohio Infantry Monument

Close-up view of the text on the backside of the historical monument.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 31, 2012

4. 31st Ohio Infantry Monument

View of the historical monument looking south along Poe Road.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 31, 2012

5. 31st Ohio Infantry Monument

View of the historical monument with a view of the 14th Ohio monument in the left background.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 31, 2012

6. 31st Ohio Infantry Monument

View of the 14th Ohio monument on the left and the 31st Ohio monument on the right, both situated along the west side of Poe Road.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 7, 2014

7. 31st Ohio Infantry Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2013, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 621 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 30, 2013, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 7. submitted on May 5, 2015, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.