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

Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery

Willich's Brigade

— Johnson's Division —

Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 13, 2018

1. Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Marker

Inscription. Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery.
4 James, 2 Napoleons.
Willich's Brigade, Johnson's Division, McCook's Corps.
September 20, 1863, Morning.
Captain Wilbur F. Goodspeed, Commanding.
1st Lieutenant Edmund B. Belding, (Wounded).
1st Lieutenant Charles W. Scovill.
2nd Lieutenant Roland G. Day.
The battery came into position on this field early in the morning in rear of its Brigade in reserve. About 10 o'clock a heavy Confederate column was discovered about 1000 yards north. Crossing the road the Battery changed front, a few minutes later the Confederates charged on this position and got up to within fifty yards. The Battery then opened double shotted with canister, and with the aid of the 15th Ohio of the Brigade and various commands and fragments of infantry, they were repulsed, and driven with heavy loss. The Confederates having disappeared in front and showing themselves in rear, the Battery moved to the Kelly House, and faced to the rear.

Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-910.)

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° 55.794′ N, 85° 15.546′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker is on LaFayette Road north of Poe Road, on the right when traveling north. This marker is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, along the park's main north to south roadway, in the Kelly Field. 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 Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery (here, next to this marker); Battery M, 4th U.S. Artillery (a few steps from this marker); Battery H, 4th U.S. Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Battery H, 4th U.S. Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); 15th Ohio Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 19th Illinois Infantry (about 400 feet away); 18th Ohio Infantry (about 500 feet away); 20th Battery, Ohio Light Artillery (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.

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

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 13, 2018

2. Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Marker

View of the featured tablet, alongside the 4 artillery pieces and the monument for Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery.

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 13, 2018

3. Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Marker

View of the featured tablet and the monument for Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 21, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 165 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 22, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.