Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Field Headquarters - Army of Tennessee
General Braxton Bragg
Photographed By Byron Hooks, June 24, 2011
1. Field Headquarters - Army of Tennessee Marker
General Braxton Bragg.
September 19, 1863.
Polk's Corps, - Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk.
Hill's Corps, - Lieutenant General Daniel H. Hill.
Reserve Corps, - Major General W. H. T. Walker.
Buckner's Corps, - Major General Simon Bolivar Buckner.
Longstreet's Corps, - Major General John B. Hood.
Wheeler's Corps (Cavalry), - Major General Joseph Wheeler.
Forrest's Corps (Cavalry), - Brigadier General Nathan Bedford Forrest.
By reason of Rosecrans' flanking movement over Lookout Mountain south of Chattanooga Bragg withdrew from that city Sept. 7th and 8th, and on the night established headquarters at Snow Hill near Lee and Gordon’s Mill. His lines extended from that point to Lafayette, fronting the gap in Pigeon Mountain and Lookout Mountain beyond. Orders were issued it midnight on the 9th to Hindman and Hill for an attack by way of Davis Cross Roads upon Thomas’s Corps at Stevens’ Gap. These were repeated at midnight of the 10th from Bragg’s headquarters, then at Lafayette. The movement miscarried. Sept. 12 General Polk was ordered with his own and Walker’s Corps, supported by Buckner to attack Crittenden’s Corps, then supposed to be divided in the region between Lee and Gordon’s Mill and Ringgold.
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The night of the 17th Bragg, from his headquarters at Leet’s Tan Yard, ordered a crossing of the Chickamauga at Reed’s and Alexander’s bridges, and the fords above them, with the design of attacking Crittenden’s Corps which was then the union left at Lee and Gordon’s Mill. The crossing was accomplished on the afternoon and night of the 18th and early on the 19th, and orders were given for attack at about 8 o’clock on the 19th. Bragg’s headquarters were established near Thedford’s Ford.
Erected 1890 by War Department. (Marker Number MT-427.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1863.
Location. 34° 54.497′ N, 85° 15.124′ W. Marker is in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker can be reached from Viniard Road, half a mile east of LaFayette Road, on the left when traveling east. Parking is available in a gravel lot on the south side of Viniard Road (N 34 54.091 W 85 15.105). The maker is along a path that crosses Viniard Road east of the parking area near the 7th Indiana Mounted Infantry marker (MT-784). Follow the path north (left when headed east) to the marker. 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
Photographed By Byron Hooks, June 24, 2011
2. Field Headquarters - Army of Tennessee Marker
More about this marker. In locating this marker 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 marker and the marker'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).”
Also see . . .
1. Death Knell of the Confederacy. Link to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park web page. (Submitted on November 10, 2018, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia.)
2. Battle of Chickamauga. Overview of the battle provided by the American Battlefield Trust. (Submitted on November 10, 2018, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia.)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 10, 2018, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 144 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 10, 2018, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
