Fort Oglethorpe in Walker County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Hood's Headquarters Shell Monument
Maj. Gen. John B. Hood
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, July 14, 2008
1. Hood's Headquarters Shell Monument Marker
Longstreet's Corps
Maj. Gen. John B. Hood
Sept. 20, 1863, Noon
Erected 1893 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-436.)
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° 55.165′ N, 85° 15.896′ W. Marker is in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Walker County. It is on Glenn-Kelly Road north of Dyer Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chickamauga GA 30707, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and monument 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, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America,
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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); Bledsoe's C.S.A. Missouri Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Longstreet's Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); John B. Hood (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Croxton's Brigade. (about 400 feet away); Kershaw's Brigade (about 500 feet away); Van Derveer's Brigade (about 700 feet away); 82nd Indiana Infantry (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.
Also see . . . Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. National Park Service (Submitted on September 25, 2015.)
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, July 14, 2008
2. Hood's Headquarters Shell Monument Marker
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 27, 2017
3. Hood's Headquarters Shell Monument Marker
View of the Shell Monument looking south along the Glenn-Kelly Road.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 27, 2017
4. Hood's Headquarters Shell Monument Marker
View of the Shell Monument looking north along the Glenn-Kelly Road.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 29, 2017. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 495 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 24, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 3, 4. submitted on August 27, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
