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

41st Tennessee Infantry

Gregg's Brigade

— Johnson's Division —

41st Tennessee Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 1, 2012

1. 41st Tennessee Infantry Marker

Inscription. Tennessee
41st Regiment Infantry
Gregg's Brigade
Johnson's Division.
Sundown,
September 20, 1863

Erected 1898 by the State of Tennessee. (Marker Number MT-1409.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 20, 1863.

Location. 34° 55.604′ N, 85° 16.359′ 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. This historical marker is located in the northwest section of the Chickamauga National Military Park, near the Snodgrass Hill area of the driving tour, along the part of the battlefield known as Horseshoe Ridge. To view this historical marker drive to the parking area for Horseshoe Ridge (just beyond the Snodgrass House tour stop) and proceed westward on foot, along the southern crest of the ridge for a little more than 0.2 of a mile, to the lowlands just beyond the high ground on Hill #3, along the side of the park trail. 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. Kelly's Brigade. (a few steps from this marker); 3rd Tennessee Infantry (a few steps from this

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marker); 98th Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 40th Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Dent's Alabama Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); 84th Indiana Infantry Regiment (within shouting distance of this marker); 10th Tennessee Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Steedman's Division - Granger's Corps. (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, “1'6" wide x 1' deep x 3' high, the marker is a rectangular block of smooth-faced Tennessee gray marble inscribed on the front. Marks the unit's position on September 20, 1863, at sundown.”

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

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 1, 2012

2. 41st Tennessee Infantry Marker

View of the historical marker situated along the southern side of the park trail that runs along Horseshoe Ridge, and in the woods behind the historical marker is a partial view of the backside of tablet for Kelly's Brigade.

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, August 1, 2012

3. 41st Tennessee Infantry Marker

View looking north from behind the historical marker, and in the background, partially hidden by the forest, can be seen the 98th Ohio Monument.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 1, 2012

4. 41st Tennessee Infantry Marker

View of the historical marker, looking west along the park trail that runs along Horseshoe Ridge, towards the clearing beyond.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 12, 2013, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 432 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 12, 2013, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.