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

2nd Georgia Infantry

Benning's Brigade

— Law's Hood's Division —

2nd Georgia Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 7, 2014

1. 2nd Georgia Infantry Marker

Inscription. C.S.A.
Georgia.
2d Infantry.
Lieutenant Colonel William S. Shepherd.
Major W.W. Charlton.
Benning's Brigade.
Law's Hood's, Division.
Noon, September 20, 1863.

Erected 1898 by the State of Georgia. (Marker Number MT-1297.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1862.

Location. 34° 55.256′ N, 85° 15.69′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker is on Poe Road north of Lafayette Road, on the right when traveling south. This historical marker is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, along the west side of the national park's battlefield tour roadway called Poe Road. 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. 32nd Tennessee Infantry (here, next to this marker); Havis' Georgia Battery (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Havis' Georgia Battery (a few steps from this marker); Massenburg's Georgia Battery (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Massenburg's Georgia Battery

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(within shouting distance of this marker); 23rd Battalion Tennessee Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 17th Georgia Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Kolb's Alabama Battery (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.

More about this marker. This particular Georgia Regimental Monument, is part of a line of Georgia Unit Monuments that runs perpendicular to the southern end of the Union line of Unit Monuments that are situated north to south along the park's Poe Road.

According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the monument is, “A rock-faced, peaked-top granite slab, 4'6" wide x 6' high x 1'8" thick, that carries an inscription, with a cartridge box carved in relief above it. Marks unit's position on September 20, 1863, at 12:00 noon."

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.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 7, 2014

2. 2nd Georgia Infantry Marker

View of the historical monument looking south along the Poe Road.

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, August 7, 2014

3. 2nd Georgia Infantry Marker

View of the historical monument looking east (across Poe Road) along the line of Georgia Unit Monuments and Tablets.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 7, 2014

4. 2nd Georgia Infantry Marker

View of the historical monument looking west (across Poe Road) along the line of Georgia Unit Monuments and Tablets.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 7, 2014

5. 2nd Georgia Infantry Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2014, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 374 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 14, 2014, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.