Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Cobb's Kentucky Battery (CSA)
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 13, 2018
1. Cobb's Kentucky Battery (CSA) Marker
Kentucky
Battery C.S.A.
Erected 1899 by the State of Kentucky. (Marker Number MT-1322.)
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° 55.796′ N, 85° 15.157′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker is on Alexander Bridge Road east of Battleline Road, on the left when traveling east. This marker is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, along one of the park's east to west roadways. 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. Cobb's Kentucky Battery (here, next to this marker); Mebane's Tennessee Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Mebane's Tennessee Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Semple's Alabama Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); 2nd Tennessee Infantry (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); 21st Wisconsin Infantry (about 600 feet away); 24th Illinois Infantry
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More about this marker. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the marker is, “1'8" x 1'2" x 3'2" high, marker is a single block of granite, rock-faced at bottom and finished above, with a slanting top inscribed with "Kentucky" within a scroll and the unit's name."
In locating this monument 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 monument and the monument'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 13, 2018
2. Cobb's Kentucky Battery (CSA) Marker
Close-up view of the text on the marker.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 13, 2018
3. Cobb's Kentucky Battery (CSA) Marker
Side view of the marker with its corresponding tablet, with a view of some of the artillery field pieces that have been placed with this marker.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 13, 2018
4. Cobb's Kentucky Battery (CSA) Marker
View of the marker (seen in the background) with its corresponding tablet (seen in the foreground).
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 13, 2018
5. Cobb's Kentucky Battery (CSA) Marker
View of the featured marker and the associated tablet and field pieces, looking southeast along a portion of the Alexander Bridge Road.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 13, 2018
6. Cobb's Kentucky Battery (CSA) Marker
View of the featured marker and the associated tablet and field pieces, looking northwest along a portion of the Alexander Bridge Road.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 13, 2018
7. Cobb's Kentucky Battery (CSA) Marker
View of the marker and the associated gun battery.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 132 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 25, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
