Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery
Willich's Brigade
| | Johnson's Division | |
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
1. Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Marker
1st Ohio Light
Artillery,
Willich's
Brigade.
3:00 P.M.to
6:30 P.M.
September 19,
1863.
Erected 1894 by State of Ohio. (Marker Number MT-915.)
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° 55.417′ N, 85° 14.621′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. It is on Brotherton Road east of Alexander Bridge Road, on the right when traveling east. This marker is located within the Chickamauga Battlefield, along the south side of the Brotherton Road, near a small roadside picnic area (very near the intersection with Alexander Bridge Road). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Oglethorpe GA 30742, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker 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: A different marker also named Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery (here, next to this marker); Willich's Brigade. (a few steps from this marker); The Bloody First Day Ends (a few steps from this marker); 32nd Indiana Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 49th Ohio Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Huggin's Tennessee Battery
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More about this marker. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the marker is a, “A 1'6" x 1'6" x 3' high granite obelisk with a raised letter inscription. Marks unit's position near intersection of Brotherton and Alexander Bridge roads on September 19, 1863, from 3:00 until 6:30 p.m."
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
2. Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Marker
Close-up view of the text on the marker.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
3. Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Marker
View of the marker looking east along the Brotherton Road.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
4. Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Marker
View of the marker looking southwest, in the direction of the nearby small roadside picnic area. Note the thereby tablet (on right) that is also for the "Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery."
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
5. Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Marker
View, looking southwest, taken from the roadside picnic area, looking in the direction of both the marker, and the tablet, for the Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
6. Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Marker
View of both the frontside of the featured marker and the backside of the nearby tablet for Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 397 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 31, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
