Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Battery C, 1st Ohio Light Artillery
Croxton's Brigade, Brannan's Division
| | Thomas' Corps. | |
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 7, 2014
1. Battery C, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Marker
4 James, 2 Napoleons.
Croxton's Brigade, Brannan's Division, Thomas' Corps.
September 20, 1863.
1st Lieutenant Marco B. Gary, Commanding.
1st Lieutenant Hiram W. Turner.
2d Lieutenant Thomas King.
2d Lieutenant Jerome B. Stephens.
At 7 a.m. the Battery took position in the rear line of the Brigade, and as the enemy attacked, Lieutenant Turner's section moved to this position and opened fire, being joined soon after by the rest of the battery. About 11 a.m. the enemy appeared marching by the flank across the front and about 600 yards distant. The Battery opened fire upon him. Changing direction he attacked the line of the Battery and after capturing nearly all of the 4th Michigan Battery and driving away the infantry he pushed to within 100 yards of the right piece. Changing direction of fire to the right oblique the Battery threw canister with great rapidity and fine effect. The enemy soon fell back and the support resumed their position on the right of the Battery. Fifteen minutes later, the enemy again advancing perpendicularly to its original front and to within 100 yards, the supports gave way, the Battery moved to the left and rear, where it joined the troops of General Negley and moved with
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Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-922.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 20, 1863.
Location. 34° 55.382′ N, 85° 15.71′ 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 central section of the Chickamauga National Military Park, just west of LaFayette Road, in the midst of a line of Union markers and monuments, that run along Poe Road. It is situated immediately behind the Battery C, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Monument. 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: A different marker also named Battery C, 1st Ohio Light Artillery (here, next to this marker); Croxton's Brigade (a few steps from this marker); Brannan's Division (within shouting distance of this marker); 10th Indiana Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 105th Ohio Infantry
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 7, 2014
2. Battery C, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Marker
View of the marker with the Battery C, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Monument in the immediate background, and the Poe Road seen just beyond the monument.
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 5, 2014
3. Battery C, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Marker
View of the marker looking north along the Poe Road.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 5, 2014
4. Battery C, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Marker
View of the marker looking south along the Poe Road.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 5, 2014
5. Battery C, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Marker
Frontal view of the Battery C, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Monument along with a backside view of the featured marker, and the two accompanying field pieces, situated in Chickamauga National Military Park, along Poe Road.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2017. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2015, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 549 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 5, 2015, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
