Near Chickamauga in Walker County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Hazen's Brigade
Palmer's Division
— Crittenden's Corps —
1. Hazen's Brigade Marker
Palmer's Division - Crittenden's Corps.
Brigadier General William B. Hazen.
September 19, 1863, Morning.
9th Indiana - Colonel Isaac C.B. Suman.
6th Kentucky - Colonel George T. Shackleford.
41st Ohio - Colonel Aquila Wiley.
124th Ohio - Colonel Oliver H. Payne.
Battery F, 1st Ohio, - Lieutenant Giles J. Cockerill.
This brigade arrived at Lee and Gordon's Mill from the vicinity of Glass' Mill at 1 o'clock a.m. Sept. 19th. At 11 o'clock the division, Hazen's Brigade leading, was ordered to the left on the Lafayette Road to report to Gen. Thomas at the center, where the engagement had been progressing for several hours. The command reached the Poe Field at noon, and immediately moved southeastwardly in echelon into action, Hazen's Brigade being on the left 80 paces advanced.
Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-596.)
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. Marker is missing. It was located near 34° 53.542′ N, 85° 15.89′ W. Marker was near Chickamauga
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location. 4th Michigan Cavalry (approx. ¼ mile away); 99th Ohio Infantry (approx. 0.4 miles away); 3rd Wisconsin Battery (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named 3rd Wisconsin Battery (approx. 0.4 miles away); 51st Ohio Infantry (approx. half a mile away); Barnes' Brigade (approx. half a mile away); 35th Indiana Infantry (approx. half a mile away); 73rd Illinois Infantry (approx. half a mile away).
More about this marker. According to James Ogden, the historian for the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, this particular tablet is, "the now long missing tablet for Hazen's Brigade" and adds that it, "used to be along the LaFayette Road about 1/4 mile south of the south boundary of the Chickamauga Battlefield unit of the NMP."
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 11, 2017
2. Hazen's Brigade Marker
View looking east, across the LaFayette Road, at the approximate site of the missing tablet.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 11, 2017
3. Hazen's Brigade Marker
View of the approximate site of the tablet, looking north (towards the National Military Park) along the LaFayette Road.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 11, 2017
4. Hazen's Brigade Marker
View of the approximate site of the tablet, looking south (towards the site of the Lee-Gordon Mill) along the LaFayette Road.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 358 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 27, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 12, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
