Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Brannan's Division
Thomas' Corps.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 5, 2014
1. Brannan's Division Marker
Brigadier General John M. Brannan.
September 20, 1863. until 11:30 a.m.
1st Brigade ... Colonel John M. Connell.
2nd Brigade ... Colonel John T. Croxton.
3rd Brigade ... Colonel Ferdinand Van Derveer.
Before daylight of the 20th, Croxton's and Connell's brigades were brought forward from their bivouac on the slope west of Dyer's house and placed in line west of Poe's house and between Reynold's and Negley's divisions. Early in the morning Van Derveer's brigade was placed in reserve in the east edge of the Dyer field, and about 10 o'clock was dispatched toward Baird and struck Breckinridge's division at the Lafayette road marching south through the Kelly field, and assisted in repulsing it. At 11:30 o'clock Brannan's line was attacked on the right and in rear by Hood's division of Longstreet's column, driven from the field, and parts of Connell's and Croxton's brigades rallied on Snodgrass Hill.
Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-497A.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1700.
Location. 34° 55.363′ N, 85° 15.719′
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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: Battery C, 1st Ohio Light Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Battery C, 1st Ohio Light Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); 31st Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 14th Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Croxton's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Mix-up in the Union Command (within shouting distance of this marker); 15th & 37th Tennessee Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Wood's Brigade (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). 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
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 5, 2014
2. Brannan's Division Marker
View of the marker in the foreground, with a view of the Poe Road in the background.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Use this link to see the Brigade tablets for this Division.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 5, 2014
3. Brannan's Division Marker
View of the marker looking north along the Poe Road, with a distant view of the Battery C, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Monument in the background.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 5, 2014
4. Brannan's Division Marker
View of the marker looking south along the Poe Road.
Internet Archive
5. General John M. Brannan
From Frank Leslie's Scenes and Portraits of the Civil War... by Frank Leslie, 1894, Page 246.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2015, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 527 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on May 5, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 5, 2015, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 5. submitted on March 23, 2024, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
