Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Bledsoe's C.S.A. Missouri Battery
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 9, 2016
1. Bledsoe's C.S.A. Missouri Battery Marker
T. O. Bledsoe's Missouri Battery
C.S.A.
Erected 1895 by the State of Missouri. (Marker Number MT-1336.)
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 20, 1863.
Location. 34° 55.05′ N, 85° 15.666′ W. Memorial is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. It is on LaFayette Road south of Dyer Road, on the right when traveling south. This marker is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, along the park's main roadway, near the Brotherton House. According to the location information provided by the National Park Service the, “Monument located within the Chickamauga Battlefield in Brotherton Field near Brotherton Cabin, map site #195”. 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: Confederate Breakthrough (within shouting distance of this marker); Johnson's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Gregg's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); War Comes to the Brothertons (within shouting distance of this marker); S. Beatty's Brigade
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More about this memorial. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the monument is, “Marble monument, 7' x 4' x 7' high, consists of a rectangular slab on a two-step base with a projecting capstone. Base slabs are rock-faced, while main slab is polished and inscribed.”
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 monument and the monument'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 9, 2016
2. Bledsoe's C.S.A. Missouri Battery Marker
View, looking west, of the monument, situated between two artillery pieces, along the park walking trail, a short distance south of the Brotherton Cabin.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 9, 2016
3. Bledsoe's C.S.A. Missouri Battery Marker
View of the monument and battery, looking south along the park walking path.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 9, 2016
4. Bledsoe's C.S.A. Missouri Battery Marker
View of the monument and battery, looking east.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 511 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 14, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
