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

Law's Brigade

Hood's Division

— Longstreet's Corps —

Law's Brigade Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 10, 2016

1. Law's Brigade Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Law's Brigade.
Hood's Division, - Longstreet's Corps.
Colonel James L. Sheffield.
September 20, 1863, 7 a.m.
4th Alabama, - Colonel Pinckney D. Bowles.
15th Alabama, - Colonel W.C. Oates.
44th Alabama, - Colonel William F. Perry.
47th Alabama, - Major James M. Campbell.
48th Alabama, - Lieutenant Colonel William M. Hardwick.
The Brigade took position on this ground on the morning of September 20th in the second division line of Longstreet's central column of attack, B.R. Johnson's Division constituting the first line and McLaws' the third. Law's Brigade formed the first line of its Division. At 11:15 the command moved forward in the general advance Law's Brigade inclining towards the Poe house where it attacked the Union line.

Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-1185.)

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° 55.112′ N, 85° 15.415′

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W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker is on Brotherton road east of LaFayette Road, on the left when traveling east. This marker is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, along one of the park roadways. 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. Johnson's Division (a few steps from this marker); Gen. Bushrod R. Johnson (within shouting distance of this marker); 4th Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters (within shouting distance of this marker); Benning's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 84th Illinois Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Hood's Division (within shouting distance of this marker); Gregg's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 6th Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.

More about this marker. 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 tablet and the tablet'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 10, 2016

2. Law's Brigade Marker

View of the tablet, alongside of the road, and the woods behind it.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 10, 2016

3. Law's Brigade Marker

View of the tablet looking east along the Brotherton Road.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 10, 2016

4. Law's Brigade Marker

View of the tablet looking west along the Brotherton Road. The Bushrod Johnson monument can be seen in the distant background.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2017. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 337 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 6, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.