Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
44th Illinois Infantry
Laiboldt's Brigade
— Sheridan's Division —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 10, 2019
1. 44th Illinois Infantry Marker
View of the text on the front side of the monument.
Text on the Front Side:
44th Infantry.
2nd Brigade - Laiboldt.
3rd Division - Sheridan.
20th Army Corps - McCook.
Text on the Front Side:
Colonel-Wallace W. Barrett.
September 20-1863.
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Loss 100.
Erected 1899 by the State of Illinois. (Marker Number MT-688.)
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 20, 1863.
Location. 34° 54.828′ N, 85° 16.039′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker can be reached from Glenn-Kelly Road east of Chickamauga-Vittatoe Road, on the left when traveling north. This marker is located in the National Military Park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, and is situated near a small stream that runs through the South Dyer Field (labeled the Brotherton Field on the Chickamauga Battlefield Map). According to the location information provided by the National Park Service, “This monument is located on the Chickamauga Battlefield, map site #187". Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Oglethorpe GA 30742, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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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, “7'6" x 4'4" x 4'6" high rock-faced monument consisting of rectangular granite block with an inscribed polished front on a granite base. The tops of both pieces
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 10, 2019
2. 44th Illinois Infantry Marker
View of the backside of the monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 10, 2019
3. 44th Illinois Infantry Marker
Close-up view of the text on the back side of the monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 10, 2019
4. 44th Illinois Infantry Marker
View of the monument, looking east across the Dyer Field.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 10, 2019
5. 44th Illinois Infantry Marker
View, looking northeast, of both the featured marker, and of the markers of the Laiboldt Brigade.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 10, 2019
6. 44th Illinois Infantry Marker
Distant view of the monument, looking west across the Dyer Field.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 152 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 22, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
