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

Croxton's Brigade

Brannan's Division

— Thomas' Corps —

Croxton's Brigade Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 14, 2018

1. Croxton's Brigade Marker

Inscription. Croxton's Brigade
Brannan's Division - Thomas' Corps.
Colonel John T. Croxton.
Sept. 19, 1863. 2 P.M., 5th Position

10th Indiana - Lieutenant Colonel Marsh B. Taylor.
74th Indiana - Colonel Chas. W. Chapman.
74th Indiana - Lieutenant Colonel Myron Baker.
4th Kentucky - Major Robert M. Kelley.
10th Kentucky - Colonel Wm. H. Hays.
14th Ohio - Lieutenant Colonel Henry D. Kingsbury.
1st Ohio Light Battery C - Lieutenant Marco B. Gary.
Upon the close of the fighting on Van Derveer's front of Brannan's Division at 1 p.m. the Division was assembled in this glade facing east. Croxton's Brigade was the right of Brannan's Division, which latter was on the right of Baird's. Shortly before 5 o'clock, Croxton's Brigade leading, Brannan's Division was dispatched to the Dyer Field to assist in repelling Stewart's troops which had penetrated the Union center at the Poe and Brotherton houses.

Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-570.)

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° 56.076′

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N, 85° 15.139′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker can be reached from Alexander Bridge Road east of Battleline Road, on the left when traveling south. This marker is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, along the walking trail that originates near the two parking areas off Alexander Bridge Road at the intersection with Battleline 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. Scogin's Georgia Battery (a few steps from this marker); Wright's Brigade (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Scogin's Georgia Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Walker's Reserve Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); Benjamin H. Helm Memorial Shell Monument (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Calvert's Arkansas Battery (about 500 feet away); Walker's Headquarters Shell Monument (about 500 feet away); Gist's Brigade (about 600 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

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 14, 2018

2. Croxton's Brigade Marker

Distant view of the featured tablet, off at the end of a secondary trail, in a clearing in the woods.

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. Croxton's Brigade Marker

view of the featured tablet at the end of a secondary trail, in a clearing, in the woods.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 14, 2018

4. Croxton's Brigade Marker

View of the featured tablet, in the near vicinity of Georgia marker.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 14, 2018

5. Croxton's Brigade Marker

View of the featured tablet in a clearing in the woods.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 108 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 24, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.