Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Philemon P. Baldwin Memorial Shell Monument
Baldwin's Brigade
— Johnson's Division —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
1. Philemon P. Baldwin Memorial Shell Monument
Colonel 6th Indiana,
Commanding 3d Brigade,
Johnson's Division,
Killed Here About 7 p.m.
September 19th, 1863
Erected 1895 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-452A.)
Topics. This historical marker and monument 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° 55.541′ N, 85° 14.525′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker can be reached from Brotherton Road east of Alexander Bridge Road, on the left when traveling east. This marker is located in the National Military Park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, and is situated along one of the park hiking trails just north of the Winfrey Field. According to the location information provided by the National Park Service, “Monument located within the Chickamauga Battlefield in corner of Winfrey Field, map site #101". 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. 33rd Ohio Infantry Regiment (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Baldwin's Brigade
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More about this monument. 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 monument and the monument'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 monument is, “15' per side at base and 10' high, the monument consists of a pyramid of cannonballs set in cement & painted
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
2. Philemon P. Baldwin Memorial Shell Monument
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
3. Philemon P. Baldwin Memorial Shell Monument
View looking along the park trail that goes north from Brotherton Road, with a distant view of the 1st Ohio Infantry Monument, and beyond that, a more distant view of the featured monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
4. Philemon P. Baldwin Memorial Shell Monument
View, looking north, along the park trail that goes by the featured monument, seen on the left of the park trail.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
5. Philemon P. Baldwin Memorial Shell Monument
View, looking south along the park trail, back towards the Brotherton Road.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
6. Philemon P. Baldwin Memorial Shell Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 306 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 15, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
