Near Fort Oglethorpe in Walker County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Battery C, 1st Illinois Light Artillery
Bradley's Brigade
— Sheridan's Division —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 14, 2018
1. Battery C, 1st Illinois Light Artillery Marker
4 3" Rifles, 2 12 Pounder Howitzers.
Bradley's Brigade, Sheridan's Division, McCook's Corps
September 19, 1863.
Captain Mark H. Prescott, Commanding.
2d Lieutenant Joseph R. Channel.
2d Lieutenant Stephen G. Grubb.
Before daylight retired with its Brigade from Viniard line to the ridge west of Widow Glenn's. About 10:30 a.m. moved rapidly to this ground and came into battery in rear of General Davis' Division then advancing to the attack. General Davis line at this time was compelled to give way by the fierce assaults of the enemy, and Colonel Laiboldt's Brigade charged to the front, leaving the Battery without orders. The Battery fired 8 or 10 rounds, when the line in front was so badly broken and the men were coming through the Battery in such a confused mass, that it was impossible to fire, The Battery was retired to the next hill in rear of this position. When the crest of the hill was reached the guns were brought into battery and fired 6 or 8 rounds. Having no support and the enemy approaching, the Battery retired through McFarland's Gap and rejoined the Division at Rossville, where it bivouacked for the night. Casualties: 4 men wounded; lost 12 horses, 2 3-inch guns, 1 howitzer, 3 limbers, 1 caisson.
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Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-659.)
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.
Location. 34° 54.802′ N, 85° 16.155′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Walker County. Marker can be reached from Glenn-Kelly Road east of Chickamauga-Vittatoe Road, on the left when traveling east. This marker is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, off of a primary park walking trail through a wooded area, at the end of a secondary park walking trail, just out of the woods and in an open area, north of Glenn-Kelly Road. 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. Laiboldt's Brigade (a few steps from this marker); William H. Lytle Memorial Shell Monument (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 2nd Missouri Infantry (about 600 feet away); 44th Illinois Infantry (about 600 feet away); 11th Indiana Battery (about 600 feet away); 36th Illinois Infantry (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named 11th Indiana Battery
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 14, 2018
2. Battery C, 1st Illinois Light Artillery Marker
View of the featured tablet, situated in an open area, at the edge of the woods, with an additional blue tablet situated nearby off to its right.
More about this marker. In locating this tablet 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 tablet and the tablet'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 14, 2018
3. Battery C, 1st Illinois Light Artillery Marker
View of the tablet situated on the crest of a slope, with a vast open area in the lowlands in front of it.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 122 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 21, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
