Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Buckner's Headquarters Shell Monument

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2015

1. Buckner's Headquarters Shell Monument Marker

Inscription. Headquarters
Buckner's Corps
Major General Simon Boliver Buckner
September 20, 1863, 2 to 6 p.m.

Erected 1895 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-445.)

Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 20, 1863.

Location. 34° 55.069′ N, 85° 15.633′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker is at the intersection of Lafayette Road and Brotherton Road, on the left when traveling south on Lafayette Road. This historical marker is located along the main road that runs north to south through the national park and is situated directly across the street from the site of the Brotherton House. According to the location information provided by the National Park Service the, “Monument located within the Chickamauga Battlefield just northeast of the intersection of the LaFayette Road and Brotherton Road, map site #179”. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Oglethorpe GA 30742, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Buckner's Corps (here, next to this marker); Culpeper’s South Carolina Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Gregg's Brigade

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Left Wing - Army of Tennessee (within shouting distance of this marker); Johnson's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Breakthrough (within shouting distance of this marker); Bledsoe's C.S.A. Missouri Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); S. Beatty'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 monument. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the monument is, “6'2" square at base and 5' high, the monument consists of a pyramid of cannonballs set in cement & painted black, resting on a molded limestone base. Attached to base is a painted metal plaque identifying the headquarters site. The square base of the pyramid is made up of 8-inch artillery shells: seven wide X seven deep. It is seven layers high.”

I used the "Chickamauga Battlefield" map, that I purchased at the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Visitor Center, to determine both the marker number for this monument

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2015

2. Buckner's Headquarters Shell Monument Marker

Close-up view of the text on the monument.

and the monument'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 22, 2015

3. Buckner's Headquarters Shell Monument Marker

View of the monument looking north on Lafayette Road.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2015

4. Buckner's Headquarters Shell Monument Marker

View of the monument, situated on the northeast corner of the Brotherton Road intersection, looking south along the Lafayette Road.

Buckner's Corps Headquarters Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2015

5. Buckner's Corps Headquarters Marker

View of the monument on the northeast corner of the Brotherton Road intersection, as seen from west side of the Lafayette Road.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2015

6. Buckner's Headquarters Shell Monument Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2015, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 378 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 26, 2015, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.