Near Fort Oglethorpe in Walker County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

58th Indiana Infantry

Buell's Brigade

—Wood's Division —

58th Indiana Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.

By Dale K. Benington, July 18, 2012

1. 58th Indiana Infantry Marker

Inscription. Indiana.
Fifty - eighth Regiment Infantry.
(Embree)
First Brigade. (Buell)
First Division. (Wood)
Twenty First Corps. (Crittenden)
Sunday, September 20th, 1863, 2 P.M.
to 7 P.M.

Erected 1898 by the State of Indiana. (Marker Number MT-817.)

Location. 34° 55.689′ N, 85° 16.101′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Walker County. Marker can be reached from Vittetoe Road west of Vittetoe-Chickamauga Road when traveling west. Touch for map. This historical marker is located in the northwest section of the Chickamauga National Military Park, along a ridge called Snodgrass Hill. To view this historical marker drive to the parking area on Snodgrass Hill and the marker can be seen situated just east of the parking lot. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Oglethorpe GA 30742, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 9th Kentucky Infantry (USA) (a few steps from this marker); Battery I, 4th U.S. Artillery. (a few steps from this marker); 31st Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Negley's Division

By Dale K. Benington, July 18, 2012

2. 58th Indiana Infantry Marker

(within shouting distance of this marker); Defense of Snodgrass Hill (within shouting distance of this marker); 11th Michigan Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 10th Indiana Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Croxton's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.

More about this marker. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the monument is, “This standard Indiana regimental marker consists of a 4' x 4' x 4'8" high rock-faced oolitic stone block with a peaked top and a 12" x 18" bronze plaque affixed to its front. Marks regiment's position on the east slope of Snodgrass Hill.”

I used the "Chickamauga Battlefield" map, that I purchased at the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Visitor Center, to determine both the monument 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

By Dale K. Benington, July 18, 2012

3. 58th Indiana Infantry Marker

View of the historical marker, looking west, with several buses used by a local U.S. Army Reserve unit to tour the battlefield, in the background.

(using the Chick-Chatt NMP Monument Numbering System).”

Also see . . .
1. Home of the Indiana 58th Infantry ::. (Submitted on December 7, 2012, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.)
2. National Park Service List of Classified Structures. This is a link to information provided by the National Park Service regarding this particular monument. (Submitted on April 14, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)

Categories. • War, US Civil •

By Dale K. Benington, July 18, 2012

4. 58th Indiana Infantry Marker

View of the historical marker, looking south, along the eastern crest of Snodgrass Hill.

By Dale K. Benington, July 18, 2012

5. 58th Indiana Infantry Marker

View of the historical marker, looking north, along the eastern crest of Snodgrass Hill.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2017. This page originally submitted on December 6, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 363 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 6, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.