Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
2nd Ohio Infantry
Scribner's Brigade
— Baird's Division —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 11, 2015
1. 2nd Ohio Infantry Marker
View of the front side of the monument.
Inscription.
2nd Ohio Infantry. Scribner's Brigade. Text on the Front Side of the Monument:,
2nd. Ohio Infantry Scribner's Brigade, Baird's Division. 14th. Army Corps.. Text on the Right Side of the Monument:, This regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Obadiah C. Maxwell commanding, was on the left in the front line of battle, in the advance made by the brigade on the forenoon of September 19th, 1863. It participated in the advance made by the brigade about one mile east of this position, taking fifteen or twenty prisoners. Afterwards it encountered a part of Cheatham's Division about 12:00 M. and was forced to retire in some disorder, and was reformed on the Rossville Road., Text on the left Side of the Monument:, September 20th the regiment occupied this position throughout the day successfully holding the line, in the execution of the order to retire about sundown, it became involved on its flanks and lost some prisoners. Number engaged 18 officers; 394 men; total 412. Loss, killed 9; wounded 50; captured or missing 122; total 181. Among the wounded were Lieutenant Colonel Maxwell and Major Beatty.
Text on the Front Side of the Monument:
2nd. Ohio Infantry
Scribner's Brigade, Baird's Division.
14th. Army Corps.
Text on the Right Side of the Monument:
This regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Obadiah C. Maxwell commanding, was on the left in the front line of battle, in the advance made by the brigade on the forenoon of September 19th, 1863. It participated in the advance made by the brigade about one mile east of this position, taking fifteen or twenty prisoners. Afterwards it encountered a part of Cheatham's Division about 12:00 M. and was forced to retire in some disorder, and was reformed on the Rossville Road.
Text on the left Side of the Monument:
September 20th the regiment occupied this position throughout the day successfully holding the line, in the execution of the order to retire about sundown, it became involved on its flanks and lost some prisoners. Number engaged 18 officers; 394 men; total 412. Loss, killed 9; wounded 50; captured or missing 122; total 181. Among the wounded were Lieutenant Colonel Maxwell and Major Beatty.
Erected 1894 by the State of Ohio. (Marker Number MT-950.)
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 20, 1863.
Location.
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34° 55.976′ N, 85° 15.324′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Memorial is at the intersection of Battleline Road and Alexander Bridge Road, on the right when traveling south on Battleline Road. This monument is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, The monument is located at the extreme northern end of the line of mostly Union monuments, markers, and tablets that are situated along the park's Battleline Road. According to the location information provided by the National Park Service the, “Monument is located within the Chickamauga Battlefield along Battleline Road, map site #55”. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Oglethorpe GA 30742, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 11, 2015
2. 2nd Ohio Infantry Marker
Close-up view of the text on the front side of the monument.
sectionhead>More about this marker. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the monument is, “6' x 6' x 8' monument has three-step base of gray granite supporting colossal brown granite sculpted acorn. Unit identification in raised letter on second step; bronze state seal on top step.”
The National Park Service also identifies C. H. Niehaus as being the sculptor of this monument and the Smith Granite Company of Westerly, Rhode Island 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).”
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 11, 2015
3. 2nd Ohio Infantry Marker
View of the front/right sides of the monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 11, 2015
4. 2nd Ohio Infantry Marker
Close-up view of the text on the right side of the monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 11, 2015
5. 2nd Ohio Infantry Marker
View of the front/left sides of the monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 11, 2015
6. 2nd Ohio Infantry Marker
Close-up view of the text on the left side of the monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 11, 2015
7. 2nd Ohio Infantry Marker
View of the monument situated on the west side of the Battleline Road, with the woods in the immediate background.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 11, 2015
8. 2nd Ohio Infantry Marker
View of the monument looking north along the Battleline Road.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 11, 2015
9. 2nd Ohio Infantry Marker
View of the monument looking south along the Battleline Road.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 11, 2015
10. 2nd Ohio Infantry Marker
This illustration, that features the 2nd Ohio Infantry Monument, comes from the nearby "The Second Day Begins" panel marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2015, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 379 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on August 24, 2015, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
