Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Smith's Mississippi Battery
Maney's Brigade
— Cheatham's Division —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 10, 2016
1. Smith's Mississippi Battery Marker
Smith's Mississippi Battery, 1 Gun
Maney's Brigade, Cheatham's Division
September 19, 1863, 2 P.M.
Lieutenant W.B. Turner.
Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-1331A.)
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° 55.299′ N, 85° 14.76′ 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 three quarters of the way 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. Maney's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Jackson's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 20th Ohio Battery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Deshler's Brigade (about 400 feet away); 29th Indiana Infantry (about 600 feet away); 77th Pennsylvania Infantry
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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. Smith's Mississippi Battery Marker
View of the marker and the lone cannon that made up this battery.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 10, 2016
3. Smith's Mississippi Battery Marker
View with the marker and battery in the foreground and the Brotherton Road in the background.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 10, 2016
4. Smith's Mississippi Battery Marker
View of the marker and battery at the edge of the woods, and a nearby park trail that goes off into the woods.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 10, 2016
5. Smith's Mississippi Battery Marker
Another view of the marker and battery at the edge of the woods, and just to the right a nearby park trail that goes off into the woods.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 304 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 12, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
