Near Fort Oglethorpe in Walker County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
24th Wisconsin Infantry
Lytle's Brigade
— Sheridan's Division —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2017
1. 24th Wisconsin Infantry Marker
View of the front side of the monument.
Text on the front side of the monument:
Wisconsin
Infantry.
Lytle's Brigade.
Sheridan's Division.
McCook's Corps.
The missing text from the back side of the monument:
This regiment, under command of Lieutenant Colonel Theodore S. West, on the morning of September 19th, 1863, left camp near Pond Spring, and went into line of battle near Lee and Gordon's Mill, with orders to hold the ford of Chickamauga Creek. On the 20th at 3:00 a.m. marched to position near Widow Glenn's house. About eleven o'clock moved rapidly a quarter of a mile toward the left, where the enemy was driven back, and had already pierced our lines. The regiment with its brigade, charged the enemy under a terrific fire, and gained this position which was held for nearly half an hour. About that time the enemy moved a heavy force upon the left flank of the brigade compelling all to retire.
Casualties: Killed or mortally wounded 18; Wounded not mortally 65; Captured or missing not wounded 29; Total 112.
The regiment was organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and mustered into U.S. Service, August 22, 1862. Mustered out June 10, 1865.
Erected 1899 by the State of Wisconsin. (Marker Number MT-1083.)
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Location. 34° 54.677′ N, 85° 16.11′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Walker County. Marker is on Glenn-Kelly Road east of Vittetoe-Chickamauga Road, on the left when traveling east. This monument is located a short distance off the roadway, to the north, in a clearing. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Oglethorpe GA 30742, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 21st Michigan Infantry (here, next to this marker); Lytle's Brigade (a few steps from this marker); Sheridan's Division (within shouting distance of this marker); 88th Illinois Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); To Where Lytle Fell (within shouting distance of this marker); 36th Illinois Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 11th Indiana Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named 11th Indiana Battery (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 monument is, “5' x 5' at base and 14'8" high, the monument consists of bronze
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2017
2. 24th Wisconsin Infantry Marker
Close-up view of the text on the front side of the monument.
In locating this monument 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 monument and the monument'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 26, 2017
3. 24th Wisconsin Infantry Marker
View of the back-left side of the monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2017
4. 24th Wisconsin Infantry Marker
Close-up view of the back side of the monument, where the missing plaque with the monument's text should be affixed to the monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2017
5. 24th Wisconsin Infantry Marker
View if the monument, looking northeast to the position of the 11th Indiana Battery.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2017
6. 24th Wisconsin Infantry Marker
View of the monument looking east along the Glenn-Kelly Road.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2017
7. 24th Wisconsin Infantry Marker
View of the monument looking west along the Glenn-Kelly Road.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2017
8. 24th Wisconsin Infantry Marker
View, looking north from the roadway, of the monument situated in a roadside clearing in the woods.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 27, 2017
9. 24th Wisconsin Infantry Marker
View of rehab work being done on the monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 27, 2017
10. 24th Wisconsin Infantry Marker
Close-up view of rehab work being done on the monument.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 284 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 23, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on August 24, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
