Near Fort Oglethorpe in Walker County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
1st Battalion, Ohio Sharpshooters
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
1. 1st Battalion, Ohio Sharpshooters Marker
View of the front side of the monument.
Sharp
Shooter's
Attached to
Headquarters
Army of the
Cumberland.
Text from the back side of the Monument:
Fifth Independent Company, Captain Gresham M. Barber; enrolled and mustered at Camp Cleveland, Ohio, December 5, 1862.
Sixth Independent Company, Lieutenant James H. Reed; enrolled and mustered at Camp Cleveland, December 30, 1862.
Seventh Independent Company, Captain Watson C. Squire; enrolled and mustered at Camp Cleveland, January 27, 1863.
During September 19, 1863, these companies were together at Crawfish Springs and the Widow Glenn's house.
On September 20, they were at the Widow Glenn's, and on the Crawfish Springs Road north of that point.
Erected 1894 by State of Ohio. (Marker Number MT-949.)
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° 54.461′ N, 85° 16.379′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Walker County. Memorial is on Glenn-Viniard Road north of Wilder Road, on the right when traveling north. This marker is located in the national park that preserves the site of the
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 10th Ohio Infantry (here, next to this marker); 5th Wisconsin Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st Wisconsin Cavalry (within shouting distance of this marker); Tennessee U.S.A. Cavalry (within shouting distance of this marker); 22nd Indiana Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Field Headquarters Army of the Cumberland. (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st Ohio Cavalry (within shouting distance of this marker); 72nd Indiana Mounted Infantry (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 designed by the Vermont Granite Company, of Barre, Vermont, and sculpted by C. H. Niehaus, and the monument is, “6' x 5' x 10' high, monument has battered base, pedestal
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
2. 1st Battalion, Ohio Sharpshooters Marker
Close-up view of the text on the front side of the monument.
In addition, the National Park Service reports that, "This monument has been moved twice. First in 1966, in advance of a highway project that never happened, the monument was moved 89 feet. Then in 2002, the monument was returned to its original location."
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 22, 2016
3. 1st Battalion, Ohio Sharpshooters Marker
View of the back side of the monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
4. 1st Battalion, Ohio Sharpshooters Marker
Close-up view of the text on the back side of the monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
5. 1st Battalion, Ohio Sharpshooters Marker
View of the monument looking south along Glenn-Viniard Road.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
6. 1st Battalion, Ohio Sharpshooters Marker
View, looking west, of the back side of the monument, with the Glenn-Viniard Road in the background.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
7. 1st Battalion, Ohio Sharpshooters Marker
View of the monument, at the edge of the woods, looking north.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
8. 1st Battalion, Ohio Sharpshooters Marker
View, looking east, of the monument (far left), with the Wilder Tower in the center background (partially hidden by tree).
Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 351 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 22, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 7, 8. submitted on October 23, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
