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

Maney's Brigade

Cheatham's Division

— Polk's Corps —

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

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 11, 2015

1. Maney's Brigade Marker

Inscription. Maney's Brigade
Cheatham's Division, - Polk's Corps.
Brigade General George Maney.
September 20, 1863, 6 p.m.
1st and 27th Tennessee, - Colonel Hume R. Field.
4th Tennessee, Provisional Army, - Captain Joseph Bostick.
6th and 9th Tennessee, - Colonel George C. Porter.
24th Tennessee, Battalion Sharpshooters, - Major Frank Maney.
Smith's Mississippi Battery, - Lieutenant William B. Turner.
After remaining in reserve with Cheatham's division during the day of the 20th it moved forward to relieve Polk's brigade of Cleburne's division and came into action on its right.The brigade was then supported on its right by Wright's brigade of Cheatham's division. Pushing forward General Maney occupied the enemy's breastworks in his front at dark.

Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-1199.)

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° 55.957′ N, 85° 15.324′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker is on Battleline Road south of Alexander Bridge Road, on the right when traveling south. This tablet

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is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, The tablet is located near the extreme northern end of the line of mostly Union monuments, markers, and tablets that are situated along the park's Battleline 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. Scribner's Brigade (here, next to this marker); 33rd Ohio Infantry (a few steps from this marker); 3rd and 5th Confederate Tennessee Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Baird's Division (within shouting distance of this marker); 2nd Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 94th Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 10th Wisconsin Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 18th United States 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

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 11, 2015

2. Maney's Brigade Marker

View of the tablet looking north along the Battleline Road.

(using the Chick-Chatt NMP Monument Numbering System).”

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 11, 2015

3. Maney's Brigade Marker

View of the tablet looking south along the Battleline Road.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2015, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 391 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on September 11, 2016, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 24, 2015, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.