Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
104th Illinois Infantry
J. Beatty's Brigade
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 11, 2015
1. 104th Illinois Marker
104th Infantry.
J. Beatty's Brigade.
10 a.m. September 20, 1863.
Supporting Stanley's Brigade.
Erected 1899 by State of Illinois. (Marker Number MT-721.)
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 34° 55.938′ N, 85° 15.674′ W. Memorial is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. It is on Vittetoe-Chickamauga Road south of Lafayette Road, on the left when traveling north. This maker is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, The marker is located along one of the park's secondary roads, a short distance into the woods, south of the national park's visitor's center. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Fort Oglethorpe GA 30742, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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: Stanley's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Adams' Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 44th Indiana Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 11th Michigan Infantry (about 400 feet away); 86th Indiana Infantry (about 400 feet away); a different marker
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More about this memorial. I used the "Chickamauga Battlefield" map, that I purchased at the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Visitor Center, to determine both the monument number for this marker and the marker'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)."
Regarding 104th Illinois Infantry. This is a standard Illinois marker. It was built in 1899 and is a 2'6" x 1'2" x 2'6" high rectangular slab of dark Quincy granite. Rock-faced sides; polished & inscribed front. "Illinois" is in large raised letters on beveled top. It marks unit's position at 10:00 a.m. on Sept. 20, 1863.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 11, 2015
2. 104th Illinois Marker
View of the marker in the woods, looking east, with a distant view of the Glenn-Kelly Road in the background.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 11, 2015
3. 104th Illinois Marker
View of the marker in the backwoods area of the national park.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2015, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 534 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on September 13, 2016, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 18, 2015, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
