Near Fort Oglethorpe in Walker County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
113th Ohio Infantry
Mitchell's Brigade,
— Steedman's Division, —
Ohio Infantry,
Mitchell's Brigade,
Steedman's Division,
Reserve Corps.
Text on the Back Side of Monument:
ded and Missing of the 113th Regi-
ment Ohio Infantry.
Sept. 20th, 1863, the Left Center of
Mitchell's Brigade, Steedman's Division.
This position was gained by assault
about 2:00 P.M. and held against all
attacks until the Army retired at sundown.
Erected 1894 by the State of Ohio. (Marker Number MT-1032.)
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 20, 1863.
Location. 34° 55.61′ N, 85° 16.42′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Walker County. Memorial 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 0.4 of a mile, past Hill #2, past Hill #3, all the way to the central area of the clearing on Hill #4. According to the location information provided by the National Park Service the, “Monument is located in the Chickamauga Battlefield on Horshoe Ridge, map site #153”. 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. 30th Tennessee Infantry (a few steps from this marker); 50th Tennessee and 1st Tennessee Battalion Infantry (a few steps from this marker); Mitchell's Brigade (a few steps from this marker); Tennessee C.S.A. Infantry (a few steps from this marker); Steedman's Division - Granger's Corps. (within shouting distance of this marker); 10th Tennessee Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Dent's Alabama Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); 44th Tennessee Infantry (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, “12' polished granite obelisk on 6'8" square rock-faced base. Pedestal features acorn carved in relief; shaft has raised lettering front and bronze tablet rear, set off by moldings of bundled fasces.”
The National Park Service also identifies C. H. Niehaus as being the sculptor of this monument and the E. F. Carr Company of Quincy, Massachusetts as being the Architect.
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).”
Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2013, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 452 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 14, 2013, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.