Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
35th Ohio Infantry
VanDerveer's Brigade
— Brannan's Division —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
1. 35th Ohio Infantry Marker
Ohio Infantry,
Van Derveer's
Brigade.
10:00 to
11:30 A.M.
September 19,
1863.
Erected 1894 by the State of Ohio. (Marker Number MT-992.)
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° 56.117′ N, 85° 14.546′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker can be reached from Reeds Bridge Road west of Jays Mill Road, on the left when traveling west. This marker is located in the National Military Park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, and is situated just off of a park walking trail that runs south from the Reeds Bridge Road, and then junctions with a secondary trail that goes off to the east. The trail head beginning on the south side of the street, at a roadside parking area. According to the location information provided by the National Park Service, this marker is, “Located in the woods south of Reed's Bridge Road on the Chickamauga Battlefield at Map Site #25". 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. 82nd Indiana Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 87th Indiana Infantry
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More about 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).”
According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the marker is, “A 1'6" x 1'6" x 3' high granite obelisk
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
2. 35th Ohio Infantry Marker
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
3. 35th Ohio Infantry Marker
View of the featured marker, looking east along the secondary park walking trail.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
4. 35th Ohio Infantry Marker
View of the featured marker, looking west along the secondary park walking trail, with a distant view of the junction with the north-to-south primary walking trail.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
5. 35th Ohio Infantry Marker
Another more distant view of the featured marker, looking west along the secondary park walking trail, with a distant view of the junction with the north-to-south primary walking trail.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 156 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 14, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
