Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Battery D, 1st Michigan Artillery
Connell's Brigade
— Brannan's Division —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
1. Battery D, 1st Michigan Artillery Marker
Church's Michigan Battery, 6 Guns.
Connell's Brigade, Brannan's Division
September 19, 1863. 11 a.m.
Captain Josiah W. Church.
Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-877A.)
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° 56.04′ N, 85° 14.587′ 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, the trail head beginning on the south side of the street, at a roadside parking area. 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. Connell's Brigade (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Battery D, 1st Michigan Artillery (a few steps from this marker); 17th Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery C, 1st Ohio Light Artillery
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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 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 all monuments, markers, and tablets on the Chickamauga Battlefield (using the Chick-Chatt NMP Monument Numbering System).”
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
2. Battery D, 1st Michigan Artillery Marker
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
3. Battery D, 1st Michigan Artillery Marker
View of the marker (D and L tablet), situated with the two cannons (by the tree in center of the picture), that represented the site of the Battery.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
4. Battery D, 1st Michigan Artillery Marker
Another view of the marker (D and L tablet), situated with the two cannons (by the trees in center of the picture), that represented the site of the Battery.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
5. Battery D, 1st Michigan Artillery Marker
View of the marker (D and L tablet) situated in front of the related stone marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 119 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 14, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
