Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Hazen's Brigade
Palmer's Division
— Crittenden's Corps —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 10, 2016
1. Hazen's Brigade Marker
Palmer's Division - Crittenden's Corps.
Brigadier General William B. Hazen.
September 19, 1863, 12:30 P.M., 1st Position.
9th Indiana - Colonel Isaac C.B. Suman.
6th Kentucky - Colonel George T. Shackleford.
41st Ohio - Colonel Aquila Wiley.
124th Ohio - Colonel Oliver H. Payne, Major James B. Hampson.
Battery F, 1st Ohio, - Lieutenant Giles J. Cockerill.
The Brigade went into action on this ground, being the left of Palmer's Division, with Cruft's Brigade on its right. The line advanced in echelon of brigades, Hazen's leading.
It encountered troops of Cheatham's Division and fought its way steadily forward to the middle of the Brock field. There it was relieved about 4 o'clock by Turchin's Brigade and withdrew to the vicinity of the Poe House for ammunition. From the latter point a portion of the Brigade was sent to the assistance of Van Cleve's Brigade near the Brotherton house, and the remaining portion was rallied to the support of the guns formed by General Reynolds diagonally across the LaFayette Road at the north line of the Poe field.
It also took part in restoring the line at the right of General Reynolds' Division which had been forced back by the left of Bate's Brigade of Stewart's
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Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-597.)
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° 55.215′ N, 85° 15.005′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker is on Brotherton Road east of LaFayette Road, on the right 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, about midway between the LaFayette Road and the Alexander Bridge Road. 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. Turchin's Brigade (Detachment) (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Battery F, 1st Ohio Light Artillery (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Battery F, 1st Ohio Light Artillery (about 300 feet away); 21st Battery, Indiana Light Artillery (about 300 feet away); Turchin's Brigade (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Hazen's Brigade (about 500 feet away); 9th Indiana Infantry (about 600 feet away); 124th Ohio Infantry (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.
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Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 10, 2016
2. Hazen's Brigade Marker
View of the tablet looking east along Brotherton Road.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Use this link to see the Regiment markers, tablets, and/or monuments for this Brigade.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 10, 2016
3. Hazen's Brigade Marker
View of the tablet, a short distance off the side of the roadway, looking directly at the tablet, and into the woods just beyond the tablet.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 10, 2016
4. Hazen's Brigade Marker
View of the tablet looking west along Brotherton Road.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2017. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 332 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 8, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
