Near fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
74th Indiana Infantry
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, September 24, 2013
1. 74th Indiana Infantry Marker
Seventy-Fourth Regiment Infantry.
(Chapman)
Second Brigade. (Croxton)
Third Division. (Brannan)
Fourteenth Corps. (Thomas)
Saturday, September 19th, 1863, 3:30 P.M.
Erected 1898 by the State of Indiana. (Marker Number MT-831.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 19, 1863.
Location. 34° 55.427′ N, 85° 15.686′ W. Marker is near fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. It 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, it referred to the “1934 Chickamauga Battlefield Monument Location Map, Site #138.". Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Oglethorpe GA 30742, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. 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: 10th Indiana Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 105th Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery M, 4th U.S. Artillery
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More about this marker. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the marker is, “This standard Indiana regimental marker consists of a 4' x 4' x 4'8" high rock-faced oolitic stone block with a peaked top and a 12" x 18" bronze plaque affixed to its front. Marks regiment's position along the Poe Field line."
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
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, September 24, 2013
2. 74th Indiana Infantry Marker
Close-up view of the text on the historical marker.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, September 24, 2013
3. 74th Indiana Infantry Marker
View of the historical marker, looking north towards Poe Road.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, September 24, 2013
4. 74th Indiana Infantry Marker
View of the historical marker, looking south towards Poe Road.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2013, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 612 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 28, 2013, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
