Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Barnes' Brigade
Van Cleve's Division
| | Crittenden's Corps | |
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 19, 2014
1. Barnes' Brigade Marker
View of the two tablets that comprise this historical marker.
First Tablet:
Van Cleve's Division - Crittenden's Corps.
Colonel Sidney M. Barnes.
September 19, 1863, 2 P.M.
35th Indiana - Major John P. Dufficy.
8th Kentucky - Lieutenant Colonel James D. Mayhew.
8th Kentucky - Major John S. Clark.
51st Ohio - Colonel Richard W. McClain.
99th Ohio - Colonel Peter T. Swaine.
3rd Wisconsin Battery - Lieutenant Cortland Livingston.
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Second Tablet:
The brigade arrived upon this ground from near Lee and Gordon's mills at 2 p.m. and at once formed line and advanced into the woods east of the road. The line soon encountered and became heavily engaged with troops of Longstreet's corps. It continued to advance until it had passed into the front of Carlin's brigade, then fighting in the field east of Viniard's. Here about 3:30 p.m. it was attacked on the right flank by Trigg's brigade of Preston's division and forced back to the vicinity of the Lafayette road where the 51st and 99th Ohio formed on the right of the battery and the 8th Kentucky and 35th Indiana on the left and maintained position until 2 a.m. of the 20th. During the night the left
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Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-541.)
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° 53.916′ N, 85° 15.7′ W. Marker is in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. It is on Lafayette Road near Frank M. Gleason Parkway (Route 27), on the right when traveling north. This historical marker is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, along the eastern side of the LaFayette Road. This particular historical marker is situated very near the southern Lafayette Road entrance to the National Park. 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 North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 19, 2014
2. Barnes' Brigade Marker
The text from the first tablet.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 51st Ohio Infantry (a few steps from this marker); 35th Indiana Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 3rd Wisconsin Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named 3rd Wisconsin Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); 73rd Illinois Infantry (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Laiboldt's Brigade (about 400 feet away); 44th Illinois Infantry (about 400 feet away); 99th Ohio Infantry (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.
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
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 19, 2014
3. Barnes' Brigade Marker
Text from the second tablet.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Use this link to see the Regiment markers, tablets, and/or monuments for this Brigade.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 19, 2014
4. Barnes' Brigade Marker
View of the set of tablets looking south along the LaFayette Road.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 19, 2014
5. Barnes' Brigade Marker
View of the set of tablets looking north along the LaFayette Road.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 19, 2014
6. Barnes' Brigade Marker
View of the set of tablets looking southeast and in the background the 51st Ohio Monument on the right and the Wisconsin Battery Monument on the left.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2014, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 526 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 26, 2014, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
