Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Turchin's Brigade
Reynolds' Division
— Thomas' Corps —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018
1. Turchin's Brigade Marker
Reynolds' Division - Thomas' Corps.
Brigadier General John B. Turchin.
September 19, 1863, 4 p.m., 2d Position.
18th Kentucky - Colonel Hubbard K. Milward.
11th Ohio - Colonel Philander P. Lane.
36th Ohio - Lieutenant Colonel Hiram F. Devol.
92nd Ohio - Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Putnam, Jr.
21st Indiana Battery - Captain William W. Andrew.
This brigade relieved Hazen's in the Brock Field soon after 3 o'clock p.m., being in an isolated position, General Turchin moved to the right and formed in two lines on the left of Cruft's Brigade of Palmer's Division. At 4:30 p.m. the enemy attacked with great persistence and was finally repelled by a charge of Turchin's Brigade which wheeled upon the enemy's right, while Cruft's Brigade charged to the front. At the close of this engagement Turchin's Brigade joined King's in the vicinity of the Poe House where it bivouacked.
Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-640.)
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° 55.117′
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 12th & 47th Tennessee Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 33rd Tennessee Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 24th Tennessee Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 41st Ohio Infantry (about 300 feet away); 31st Tennessee Infantry (about 400 feet away); 13th & 154th Tennessee Infantry (about 400 feet away); 90th Ohio Infantry Regiment (about 400 feet away); Hazen's Brigade (about 400 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 to the rest of the park's monuments, markers, and tablets. According to the map it provides the, "numerical listing of
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018
2. Turchin's Brigade Marker
View of the tablet, looking northeast across the Brock Field, in the direction of the 124th Ohio monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018
3. Turchin's Brigade Marker
View of the tablet, looking east across the Brock Field, in the direction of the 41st Ohio monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 30, 2018
4. Turchin's Brigade Marker
View of the official park documentation for MT-640, taken from the National Park Service's "List of Classified Structures," kept on record in the offices at the National Military Park's Visitor Center.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 166 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 10, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
