Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
18th Indiana Battery
Wilder's Brigade
— Reynold's Division —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018
1. 18th Indiana Battery Marker
18th Indiana Battery 6 Guns
Wilder's Brigade Reynolds Division
September 19, 1863, 3 p.m.
Captain Eli Lilly.
Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-756.)
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 19, 1863.
Location. 34° 54.314′ N, 85° 15.845′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker can be reached from 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. 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. A different marker also named 18th Indiana Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named 18th Indiana Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); 92nd Illinois Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 98th Illinois Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 17th Indiana Mounted Infantry
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More about this marker. 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 marker and the marker'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
2. 18th Indiana Battery Marker
View of the tablet, seen in the West Viniard Field, along with two related field pieces of artillery.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018
3. 18th Indiana Battery Marker
A more distant view of the tablet, looking north, seen in the West Viniard Field, along with two related field pieces of artillery.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018
4. 18th Indiana Battery Marker
View, looking south, of the backside of the tablet, seen in the West Viniard Field.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018
5. 18th Indiana Battery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 177 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 20, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
