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

1st Ohio Cavalry

Long's Brigade

— Crook's Division —

1st Ohio Cavalry Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016

1. 1st Ohio Cavalry Marker

View of the front side of the monument.

Inscription. Text on the Top Front Side of the Monument:

1st Ohio Cavalry.
Lieutenant Colonel Valentine Cupp, Commanding
Text on the Bottom Front Side of the Monument:

Long's Brigade - Crook's Division
Cavalry Corps

Text on the Back Side of the Monument:

Organized, Camp Chase, Ohio, August 1861.
Re-enlisted, January 4th 1864.
Mustered out, Hilton Head, South Carolina, September 13th, 1866
Crossed Lookout Mountain with the advance of the right wing of the Army September 9th, 1863. Fought at Alpine September 10th, pushing the enemy through Broomtown Valley, September 13th, reconnoitered toward LaFayette: found General General Bragg's Army in force. Re-crossed Lookout, marched down McLemore's Cove, and fought at Glass' Mill on the right of the Federal Army. September 20th, about 4 miles Southwest from this ground.
Lieutenant Colonel Valentine Cupp killed.

Company Commanders
Company B. Captain G.F. Conn.
Company D. Lieutenant J.W. Kirkendall.
Company E. Lieutenant A.D. Lutz.
Company F. Captain L. Pickering.
Company G. Captain J.C. Frazenberger.
Company H. Lieutenant D. Roush.
Company I. Captain J.P. Rea.
Company K. Captain W.H. Woodlief.
Company

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L. Captain J.D. Barker.
Company M. Lieutenant W.L. Curry.

Erected 1894 by State of Ohio. (Marker Number MT-943.)

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1863.

Location. 34° 54.471′ N, 85° 16.404′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Walker County. Memorial is on Glenn-Viniard Road north of Wilder Road, on the left when traveling north. This marker is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, along a park roadway (Google maps show road as Vittitoe-Chickamauga Road, NPS map show road as Glenn-Viniard Road), very near the Wilder Tower. According to the location information provided by the National Park Service, “Monument is located within the Chickamauga Battlefield west of the Wilder Brigade Monument, map site #236". 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. Tennessee U.S.A. Cavalry (a few steps from this marker); 1st Wisconsin Cavalry (a few steps from this marker); 3rd Ohio Cavalry (within shouting distance of this marker); 5th Wisconsin Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st Battalion, Ohio Sharpshooters

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016

2. 1st Ohio Cavalry Marker

View of the back side of the monument.

(within shouting distance of this marker); 10th Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 22nd Indiana Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 4th Ohio Cavalry (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.

More about this marker. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the marker is a monument that was sculpted by W. H. Beattie and C. H. Niehaus, and the monument is, “8' x 3' x 8'6", monument has single-slab, rock-faced base supporting round-topped slab with carved relief of charging cavalryman on face. Unit information is in raised letters above & below the relief."

In addition, the National Park Service reports that, "This monument has been moved twice. First in 1966 it was moved (640 feet) to make way for a proposed new road. However, that project never happened, so in 2002, this monument was moved back to its original position."

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

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016

3. 1st Ohio Cavalry Marker

View of the back side of the monument.

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 22, 2016

4. 1st Ohio Cavalry Marker

View of the monument looking south along Glenn-Viniard Road.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016

5. 1st Ohio Cavalry Marker

View from the backside of the monument, looking east across the roadway, towards the Wilder Tower.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016

6. 1st Ohio Cavalry Marker

View, looking west, of the monument situated just off of the roadway, near the tree line.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016

7. 1st Ohio Cavalry Marker

View from the backside of the monument, looking northeast across the roadway.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016

8. 1st Ohio Cavalry Marker

View of the monument looking north along Glenn-Viniard Road.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 511 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 27, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 7, 8. submitted on September 28, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.