Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Baird's Division
Thomas' Corps
— Brigadier General Absalom Baird —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
1. Baird's Division Marker
Inscription.
Baird's Division. Thomas' Corps.
Baird's Division - Thomas' Corps. Brigadier General Absalom Baird. 1st Brigade - Colonel Benjamin F. Scribner. 2nd Brigade - Brigadier General John C. Starkweather. 3rd Brigade - Brigadier General John H. King., (September 19th, 1863, 10 a.m.), . About 9:30 a.m. Baird's Division, skirmishing heavily, reached this position from Kelly's field. The line faced Southeast, King's Brigade being across the road. Scribner's well to its right and Starkweather's in rear of King's. Starkweather was sent to relieve Croxton of Brannan, then fighting to the left and front, and short of ammunition. About 11 a.m. Baird's right flank was vigorously assaulted by Liddell's Division and after desperate fighting Scribner was forced to the left and rear with the loss of five guns, one of which was afterwards recaptured. King was driven to the left, over Brannan's line with the loss of his Battery, afterwards recaptured by the 9th Ohio. Brannan's line held its ground, and after fighting had ceased at 2 p.m. was withdrawn to the high ground half a mile east of McDonald's house where Baird's Division had also assembled. About 5 p.m. Scribner and Starkweather were sent forward to the ground over which they had fought in the morning and formed on the left of Johnson then holding an advanced and isolated position. At dusk, while in the act of withdrawing, these troops were assailed by Cleburne's and Cheatham's Divisions and fell back slowly, fighting heavily, and bivouacked east of the Kelly field.
Baird's Division - Thomas' Corps.
Brigadier General Absalom Baird.
1st Brigade - Colonel Benjamin F. Scribner.
2nd Brigade - Brigadier General John C. Starkweather.
3rd Brigade - Brigadier General John H. King.
(September 19th, 1863, 10 a.m.)
About 9:30 a.m. Baird's Division, skirmishing heavily, reached this position from Kelly's field. The line faced Southeast, King's Brigade being across the road. Scribner's well to its right and Starkweather's in rear of King's. Starkweather was sent to relieve Croxton of Brannan, then fighting to the left and front, and short of ammunition. About 11 a.m. Baird's right flank was vigorously assaulted by Liddell's Division and after desperate fighting Scribner was forced to the left and rear with the loss of five guns, one of which was afterwards recaptured. King was driven to the left, over Brannan's line with the loss of his Battery, afterwards recaptured by the 9th Ohio. Brannan's line held its ground, and after fighting had ceased at 2 p.m. was withdrawn to the high ground half a mile east of McDonald's house where Baird's Division had also assembled. About 5 p.m. Scribner and Starkweather were sent forward to the ground over which they had fought in the morning and formed on the left of Johnson then holding an advanced
Click or scan to see this page online
and isolated position. At dusk, while in the act of withdrawing, these troops were assailed by Cleburne's and Cheatham's Divisions and fell back slowly, fighting heavily, and bivouacked east of the Kelly field.
Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-490.)
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° 55.804′ N, 85° 14.426′ 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. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Oglethorpe GA 30742, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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
3. Baird's Division Marker
View of the marker (tablet) looking southwest along the park hiking trail.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
4. Baird's Division Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 174 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 17, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
