Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
4th Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters
Bates Brigade
| | Stewart's Division | |
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 10, 2016
1. 4th Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters Marker
Georgia
4th Battalion
Sharpshooters,
Major T.D. Caswell,
Captain B.M. Turner,
Lieutenant Joel Towers,
Bates Brigade,
Stewart's Division,
4:30 P.M., September 19, 1863.
Erected 1898 by State of Georgia. (Marker Number MT-1298.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 19, 1863.
Location. 34° 55.117′ N, 85° 15.39′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. It 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.
Regionally, this marker 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: Benning's Brigade (a few steps from this marker); Hood's Division (a few steps from this marker); Law's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Johnson's Division (within shouting distance of this marker); 84th Illinois Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 75th Indiana Infantry
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More about this marker. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the marker is a, “rock-faced, peaked-top granite slab, 4'6" wide x 6' high x 1'8" thick, that carries an inscription, with a cartridge box carved in relief above it. Marks unit's position on September 19, 1863, at 4:30 p.m."
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. 4th Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters Marker
View of the monument looking east along the Brotherton Road.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 10, 2016
3. 4th Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters Marker
View of the monument in the foreground, with Brotherton Road in the background.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 10, 2016
4. 4th Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters Marker
View of the backside of the monument looking west along the Brotherton Road.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 647 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 6, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
