Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Johnson's Brigade
Johnson's Division
— Longstreet's Corps —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018
1. Johnson's Brigade Marker
Johnson's Division - Longstreet's Corps.
Colonel John S. Fulton.
September 20, 1863, 7 A.M.
17th Tennessee, - Lieutenant Colonel Watt W. Floyd.
23d Tennessee, - Colonel R. H. Keeble.
25th Tennessee, - Lieutenant Colonel R. B. Snowden.
44th Tennessee, - Major G. M. Crawford.
York's Georgia Battery, - Lieutenant William S. Everett.
In the morning formation for attack Johnson's Brigade with two regiments of Gregg's Brigade on the left held the left of the front line of Johnson's Division upon this crest. The rest of Gregg's Brigade was in the its rear and McNair's on its right. York's Battery was posted on Johnson's left between that Brigade and the right of Hindman's Division. At 11:15 a.m. the Brigade crossed the Lafayette Road about the Brotherton House and became engaged there with the 100th Illinois which had advanced to that point as a picket force.
Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-1172.)
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° 54.993′ N, 85° 15.508′
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Bate's Brigade (here, next to this marker); 79th Indiana Infantry (a few steps from this marker); S. Beatty's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 19th Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Van Cleve's Division (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 38th Tennessee Infantry/Murray's Battalion (about 400 feet away); 28th Tennessee Infantry (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named 79th Indiana Infantry (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
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018
2. Johnson's Brigade Marker
View, looking north, of the backside of the "Johnson's Brigade" tablet (foreground/right) and the "Bate's Brigade" tablet (center), and in the distant background is the "79th Indiana Infantry" monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 29, 2018
3. Johnson's Brigade Marker
View, looking north, of the featured "Bate's Brigade" tablet (background/right) and the neighboring "Johnson's Brigade" tablet (foreground/left).
Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 118 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 14, 2018, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
