Near Chickamauga in Walker County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Negley's Division
Thomas' Corps.
— Major General James S. Negley. —
Major General James S. Negley.
September 19th, 1863, Morning.
1st Brigade, - Brigadier General John Beatty.
2nd Brigade, - Colonel Timothy R. Stanley.
3rd Brigade, - Colonel William Sirwell.
This Division marched from Owen's Ford at 4 p.m. September 18th to relieve Palmer's Division in front of Crawfish Springs. It moved from the latter point towards Glass Mill about 8 p.m. About 2 a.m. of the 19th Beatty's Brigade relieved Grose's Brigade of Palmer's Division, near Glass Mill. Beatty's line was sharply attacked soon after daylight by skirmishers of the 2d Kentucky from Helm's Confederate Brigade then on the east side of the Chickamauga, at Glass Mill.
Text on the second of two tablets:
Helm's Brigade, with Slocum's Battery, four guns, and Cobb's Battery, two guns, crossed in the morning to the west side of the river and opened an artillery fire on Beatty's line. Bridge's Battery (Illinois Light) replied. Beatty was soon reinforced by the 18th Ohio Infantry and three pieces of Schultz's Battery (N, 1st Ohio) from Stanley's Brigade. A sharp artillery fight, lasting nearly three hours, ensued, when the Confederates withdrew to the east side of the river. During these operations, Stanley's and Sirwell's Brigades held the line of the Chickamauga between Beatty's Brigade and Crawfish Springs Creek. At 3:30 p.m. the entire Division was withdrawn to Crawfish Springs and at once dispatched toward the center.
Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-508-08A.)
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° 51.248′ N, 85° 17.143′ W. Marker was near Chickamauga, Georgia, in Walker County. Marker was at the intersection of Glass Mill Road and Lofton Lane, on the right when traveling west on Glass Mill Road. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 1798 Glass Mill Road, Chickamauga GA 30707, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies. Glass's Mill Battle Site (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Glass's Mill Battle Site (approx. 0.7 miles away); Chickamauga Prince Hall Lodge No. 221 (approx. 1.1 miles away); Cavalry Corps. (approx. 1.2 miles away); 11th Michigan Infantry (approx. 1.2 miles away); Crittenden Avenue (approx. 1.2 miles away); Crawfish Spring (approx. 1.2 miles away); North and South Reunited (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chickamauga.
More about this marker. According to James Ogden, the historian for the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, this particular tablet, "used to stand SE of the town of Chickamauga ... along Glass Mill Road about opposite of where Lofton Lane comes into Glass Mill Road."
Credits. This page was last revised on February 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 478 times since then and 4 times this year. Last updated on February 22, 2023, by Diane Klinefelter of McMurray, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1. submitted on April 28, 2017. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 16, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.