Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Site of Poe House
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 7, 2014
1. Site of Poe House Marker
Poe House
Burned during the battle
September 20, 1863.
Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-423B.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1845.
Location. 34° 55.29′ N, 85° 15.683′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. It is on Lafayette Road north of Poe Road, on the right when traveling south. This historical marker is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, in the middle of an open field, situated between the east side of the national park's battlefield tour roadway called Poe Road and the west side of the Lafayette Road. 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: Kolb's Alabama Battery (a few steps from this marker); Clayton's Brigade (a few steps from this marker); Darden's Mississippi Battery (a few steps from this marker); Brown's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Havis' Georgia Battery (within shouting distance
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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 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)."
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 7, 2014
2. Site of Poe House Marker
View of the historical marker, situated in an open field, east of the unit markers located along the Poe Road.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 7, 2014
3. Site of Poe House Marker
Another view of the historical marker, situated in an open field, east of the unit markers located along the Poe Road.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2017
4. Site of Poe House Marker
View of page 423B from the National Park Services record book on the Chattanooga - Chickamauga listings of classified structures, which is kept in the Chickamauga Battlefield Park's Visitor Center.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2014, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,133 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 16, 2014, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 4. submitted on July 10, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
