Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
18th Indiana Battery
Wilder's Brigade
— Reynolds' Division —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 9, 2016
1. 18th Indiana Battery Marker
6 - 3" Rifles, 4 Mountain Howitzers.
Wilder's Brigade, Reynolds' Division, Thomas' Corps.
September 19, 1863, 4 p.m.
Captain Eli Lilly, Commanding.
1st Lieutenant Joseph A. Scott.
2nd Lieutenant Moses M. Beck.
2nd Lieutenant William B. Rippetoe.
The four mountain howitzers of this battery, detached with the 92nd Illinois, and serving with King's Brigade of the division, came into position on this ground about 4 p.m., on the right of 19th Indiana Battery and opened on the rapidly advancing line of the enemy, (Johnson's Brigade) with canister, but King's Brigade and the 92nd Illinois, having been outflanked on the right and forced to retire, and the enemy continuing to press through the timbered hollow on the unprotected right and rear, the howitzers were forced to retire with the loss of one gun. The remainder of the battery was engaged in the Viniard Field.
Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-750.)
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° 54.85′ N, 85° 15.732′ W. Marker is near
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named 18th Indiana Battery (here, next to this marker); 92nd Illinois Infantry (a few steps from this marker); E. King's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 19th Indiana Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named 19th Indiana Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Reynolds' Division (within shouting distance of this marker); 37th Indiana Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 44th Indiana 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
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 9, 2016
2. 18th Indiana Battery Marker
View of the tablet, looking southeast, with the 18th Indiana Battery Marker situated immediately behind the tablet.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 9, 2016
3. 18th Indiana Battery Marker
A view, looking south, of both the tablet, and the marker, situated at the very end of the Union battleline, on the high ground in the Brotherton Field.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 9, 2016
4. 18th Indiana Battery Marker
View of the tablet, looking east, with the 18th Indiana Battery Marker situated immediately behind the tablet.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 9, 2016
5. 18th Indiana Battery Marker
A view from the extreme southern end of the line of Union tablets markers, and monuments, of both the featured tablet, and the marker of the 18th Indiana Battery, looking north along the Union battleline pathway on the high ground in the Brotherton Field.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2017. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 376 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 26, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
