Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
18th Kentucky Infantry (USA)
Turchin's Brigade
| | Reynolds' Division | |
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 9, 2016
1. 18th Kentucky (USA) Marker
Kentucky
Inf. U.S. Vols.
Erected 1899 by State of Kentucky. (Marker Number MT-873.)
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 20, 1863.
Location. 34° 55.545′ N, 85° 15.427′ W. Memorial is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. It is on Battleline Road south of Alexanders Bridge Road, on the right when traveling south. This monument is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, The monument is located near the end of the long line of mostly Union monuments, markers, and tablets that are situated along the length of the park's Battleline Road. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Fort Oglethorpe GA 30742, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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: Turchin's Brigade. (here, next to this marker); 92nd Ohio Infantry (a few steps from this marker); 21st Battery, Indiana Light Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); 21st Indiana Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Reynolds' Division (within shouting distance of this marker); 36th Ohio Infantry
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More about this memorial. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the monument is, “1'8" x 1'2" x 3'2" high, marker is a single block of granite, rock-faced at bottom and finished above, with a slanting top inscribed with "Kentucky" within a scroll and the unit's name.”
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 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 9, 2016
2. 18th Kentucky (USA) Marker
Close-up view of the text on the marker.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 9, 2016
3. 18th Kentucky (USA) Marker
View of the monument looking north along the Battleline Road.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 9, 2016
4. 18th Kentucky (USA) Marker
View, looking east, of the featured monument, situated just to the left of "Turchin's Brigade" tablets, along with a view in the background of the Battleline Road.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 9, 2016
5. 18th Kentucky (USA) Marker
View of the monument looking south along the Battleline Road.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 601 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 14, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
