Fort Oglethorpe in Walker County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
John B. Hood
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, July 14, 2008
1. John B. Hood Marker
(main marker)
Maj. Gen, C.S.A.,
Wounded
Sept. 20, 1863.
Was Wounded.
Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-448.)
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° 55.195′ N, 85° 15.935′ W. Marker is in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Walker County. It can be reached from Vittetoe Chickamauga Road north of Dyer Road, on the left when traveling north. From the roadside trail follow the sign "To the Spot Where Gen. Hood was Wounded.". Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chickamauga GA 30707, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Wounding of Hood Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Longstreet's Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); Hood's Headquarters Shell Monument (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bledsoe's C.S.A. Missouri Battery (about 300 feet away); Croxton's Brigade. (about 400 feet away); Kershaw's Brigade (about 400 feet away); Van Derveer's Brigade (about 600 feet away); Brannan's Division (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.
Also see . . .
1. John Bell Hood - Civil War Trust. (Submitted on September 24, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee.)
2. Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. National Park Service (Submitted on September 25, 2015.)
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, July 14, 2008
2. John B. Hood Marker
View up trail leading to the marker.
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, July 14, 2008
3. John B. Hood Marker
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, July 14, 2008
4. John B. Hood Marker
Backside of marker looking toward Dyer Field.
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, July 14, 2008
5. John B. Hood Roadside Marker
Roadside marker that points to trail leading to Hood's wounding marker.
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, July 14, 2008
6. John B. Hood Roadside Marker
Roadside marker that points to trail leading to Hood's wounding marker.
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher
7. John B. Hood
Courtesy Library of Congress
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, July 14, 2008
8. John B. Hood Marker
Looking across Dyer's field to the spot where Hood was wounded (yellow arrow). Marker located out of view in the edge of the woods.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2017. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 638 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on September 24, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
