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
Eighteenth Battery. (Lilly)
First Brigade. (Wilder)
Fourth Division. (Reynolds)
Fourteenth Corps. (Thomas)
Saturday, September 19th, 1863, 2:30 P.M.
to 5 P.M.
Erected 1898 by the State of Indiana. (Marker Number MT-754.)
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° 54.278′ 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. 92nd Illinois Infantry (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named 18th Indiana Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); 98th Illinois Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named 18th Indiana Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); 17th Indiana Mounted Infantry
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More about this marker. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, “This standard Indiana marker consists of a 4' x 4' x 4'8" high rock-faced oolitic stone block with a peaked top and a 12" x 18" bronze plaque affixed to its front. Marks battery's position on northwest of Viniard House."
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
A close-up view of the text on the front side of the marker.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018
3. 18th Indiana Battery Marker
View, looking south, of the featured marker being seen as part of a line of Union monuments, markers, and tablets, in the West Viniard Field.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018
4. 18th Indiana Battery Marker
View, looking north, of the featured marker being seen as part of a line of Union monuments, markers, and tablets, in the West Viniard Field.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 12, 2018
5. 18th Indiana Battery Marker
View of the featured marker, seen in the West Viniard Field, along with two related field pieces of artillery.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 127 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 20, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
