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

South Carolina State Monument

Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, July 14, 2008

1. South Carolina State Monument Marker

Inscription. To her faithful sons at Chickamauga
South Carolina
erects this monument to commemorate
the valor they proved, and the lives they gave
on this great battlefield.
(east side)
Kershaw's Brigade
2nd S.C. Regiment
3d S.C. Regiment
7th S.C. Regiment
8th S.C. Regiment
15th S.C. Regiment
James' (3d) S.C. Battalion

Killed 65
Wounded 438
Missing 1

Of Manigault's Brigade
10th S.C. Regiment
19th S.C. Regiment
Consolidated

Killed 26
Mortally Wounded 40
Wounded 170

Of Gist's Brigade
24th S.C. Regiment

Killed 43
Wounded 114
Missing 12

Culpepper's Battery
Wounded 14

Erected 1901 by State of South Carolina. (Marker Number MT-1342.)

Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 34° 55.511′ N, 85° 16.059′ W. Marker is in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Walker County. Memorial can be reached from Vittetoe Chickamauga Road south of Vittetoe Road, on the left when traveling north. Monument is due west of the car pull over. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chickamauga GA 30707, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 65th Ohio Infantry Regiment (a few steps from this marker); Battery D, 1st Michigan Artillery Marker (a few steps from this marker); Battery M, 1st Ohio Light Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Battery M, 1st Ohio Light Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); Harker's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Kershaw's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Garrity's Alabama Battery (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gracie's Brigade (about 700 feet away). 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, “35' granite monument with a 15' 9" x 9' 9" base features a 25' obelisk on a rusticated pedestal. Bronze figures of an infantryman and an artilleryman stand at the obelisk's base. In 1905, the stone obelisk replaced the original 13' bronze palmetto tree....Originally, the monument was capped with a 13' high bronze palmetto tree. However, the tree kept losing its leaves, so in 1903 it was repaired or replaced. In 1905, the tree was removed and replaced with a 25' obelisk.”

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Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, July 14, 2008

2. South Carolina State Monument Marker

Front Inscription

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. National Park Service (Submitted on September 25, 2015.)

Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, July 14, 2008

3. South Carolina State Monument Marker

Back Inscription

Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, July 14, 2008

4. South Carolina State Monument Marker

Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, July 14, 2008

5. South Carolina State Monument Marker

Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, July 14, 2008

6. South Carolina State Monument Marker

South Carolina State Monument image. Click for full size.

1901

7. South Carolina State Monument

The monument was originally capped with a bronze, 13' palmetto tree. In September 1905, the tree was removed and replaced with an obelisk.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 475 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 24, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 7. submitted on September 25, 2015, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.