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

72nd Indiana Mounted Infantry

Wilder's Brigade

— Reynold's Division —

72nd Indiana Mounted Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018

1. 72nd Indiana Mounted Infantry Marker

View of the front side of the monument.

Inscription. Text on the Front Side of the Monument:

72nd Regiment Indiana Mounted Infantry.

1st Brigade - Wilder
4th Division - Reynolds
14th Corps - Thomas
Text on the Back Side of the Monument:

Indiana's Tribute
To Her
Seventy-Second Regiment Mounted Infantry,
Colonel Abram O. Miller, Commanding.
First Brigade (Wilder)
Fourth Division (Reynolds)
Fourteenth Corps. (Thomas)

This regiment first engaged the enemy at Alexander's and Reed's Bridges, Friday morning September 18th, 1863, holding them until 4 p.m., and then took position half a mile east of Viniard House and was engaged until 10 p.m.
At daylight on Saturday morning took this position, holding it the entire day, twice charging and driving the enemy beyond the Lafayette Road.
Sunday morning formed line to south and west of widow Glenn's house, became heavily engaged, about noon, after severe fighting took position on Glenn's Hill, holding it until 1 p.m.

Erected 1898 by the State of Indiana. (Marker Number MT-822.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 20, 1863.

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34° 54.11′ N, 85° 15.825′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker is on Glenn-Viniard Road west of Lafayette Road, on the right when traveling west. This marker is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, in the open field just west of the site of the Viniard House. According to the location information provided by the National Park Service this, “Monument located within the Chickamauga Battlefield in West Viniard Field, map site #245". 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. 6th Ohio Battery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named 6th Ohio Battery (about 300 feet away); 123rd Illinois Infantry (about 400 feet away); Dick's Brigade (about 400 feet away); Battery C, 1st Illinois Light Artillery (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named Battery C, 1st Illinois Light Artillery (about 700 feet away); 17th Indiana Mounted Infantry (about 700 feet away); Sheridan's Division (about 800 feet 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 monument is, “7'3" x 7'3" x 15', the monument features

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018

2. 72nd Indiana Mounted Infantry Marker

Close-up view of the text on the front side of the monument.

a three-part shaft on a stepped base. Basically rock-faced with inset smooth-faced panels. Middle portion incorporates state seal, and top is carved to resemble a crown."

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 12, 2018

3. 72nd Indiana Mounted Infantry Marker

View of the back side of the monument.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018

4. 72nd Indiana Mounted Infantry Marker

Close-up view of the text on the back side of the monument.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018

5. 72nd Indiana Mounted Infantry Marker

Distant view of the monument as seen from the Glenn-Viniard Road.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018

6. 72nd Indiana Mounted Infantry Marker

View of the monument being seen from a field cut walking path in the West Viniard Field.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018

7. 72nd Indiana Mounted Infantry Marker

View of the featured monument being seen as part of a line of Union monuments, markers, and tablets, in the West Viniard Field.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 20, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 189 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 20, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.