Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Mitchell's Brigade
Steedman's Division
— Granger's Corps —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2017
1. Mitchell's Brigade Marker
Steedman's Division - Granger's Corps.
Col. John G. Mitchell.
September 19, 1863, 7 A.M.
78th Illinois - Lieutenant Colonel Carter Van Vleck.
98th Ohio - Captain Moses J. Urquhart.
113th Ohio - Lieutenant Colonel Darius B. Warner.
121st Ohio - Lieutenant Colonel Henry B. Banning.
1st Illinois Light Artillery, Battery M - Lieutenant Thomas Burton.
In the evening of the 18th the Brigade marched from Rossville to the support of Colonel Daniel McCook's Brigade, which had taken position on the right of the road facing south in front of this ground. It arrived during the night and formed in this position. On the morning of the 19th after some skirmishing with Forrest's Cavalry, the Brigade was ordered to return to Rossville.
Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-621.)
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° 55.998′ N, 85° 14.026′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker is on Reeds Bridge Road east of Rock Haven Lane, on the right when traveling east. This tablet
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 125th Illinois Infantry Regiment (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); 85th Illinois Infantry Regiment (about 600 feet away); McCook's Brigade (about 600 feet away); 86th Illinois Infantry (about 700 feet away); 52nd Ohio Infantry Regiment (about 700 feet away); Battery I Second Illinois Light Artillery (about 700 feet away); 69th Ohio Infantry Regiment (about 700 feet away); Ector's Brigade (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.
More about this marker. In locating this tablet 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, July 12, 2017
2. Mitchell's Brigade Marker
View of the tablet, on the south side of the roadway, looking west along the Reeds Bridge Road.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2017
3. Mitchell's Brigade Marker
View of the tablet, on the south side of the roadway, looking east along the Reeds Bridge Road.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2017
4. Mitchell's Brigade Marker
View of the tablet, on the south side of the roadway, afew feet away from the edge of the woods.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 182 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 6, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
