Near Fort Oglethorpe in Walker County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

75th Illinois Infantry

Post's Brigade

— Davis' Division —

75th Illinois Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018

1. 75th Illinois Infantry Marker

View of the frontside of the monument.

Inscription.
Text on the Front Side:

75th Infantry.
1st Brigade - Post.
1st Division - Davis.
20th Army Corps - McCook.

This regiment was engaged in guarding trains September 19th and
acted with Mitchell's Cavalry Corps at Crawfish Springs during
the afternoon of September 20th 1863.
Text on the Back Side:

Commanded By
Colonel John E. Bennett.
Reached Crawfish Springs
September 20, 1 p.m.

Erected 1899 by State of Illinois. (Marker Number MT-696.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 20, 1863.

Location. 34° 54.153′ N, 85° 16.375′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Walker County. Marker is on Wilder Road south of Glenn-Viniard Road, on the right when traveling south. This marker is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, along the side of a park roadway, in a small cluster of one tablet and three monuments. 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. 74th Illinois Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Post's Brigade

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(within shouting distance of this marker); 59th Illinois Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Wilder's Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away); Davis' Division (approx. ¼ mile away); Laiboldt's Brigade (approx. ¼ mile away); 17th Indiana Mounted Infantry (approx. ¼ mile away); 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry (approx. ¼ mile away). 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 marker is a, “7'6" x 4'4" x 4'6" high rock-faced monument consisting of rectangular granite block with an inscribed polished front on granite base. The tops of both pieces are beveled. Marks unit's position on Sept. 20, 1863, at 1:00 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 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

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018

2. 75th Illinois Infantry Marker

View of the backside of the monument.

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, 2018

3. 75th Illinois Infantry Marker

Close up view of the text that is affixed to the back side of this monument.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018

4. 75th Illinois Infantry Marker

View of the monument, looking north along the Wilder Road.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018

5. 75th Illinois Infantry Marker

View of the monument, looking west from the side of the roadway.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018

6. 75th Illinois Infantry Marker

View of the backside of the monument, looking east, with the Wilder Road in the background.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018

7. 75th Illinois Infantry Marker

A distant view of the featured monument, seen as the monument furtherest in the background, looking north along Wilder Road.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 129 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 17, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.