Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
8th Kentucky Infantry Regiment (US Volunteers)
Kentucky
Infantry U.S. Volunteers.
Erected 1899 by State of Kentucky. (Marker Number MT-868.)
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 34° 56.038′ N, 85° 15.418′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Memorial can be reached from the intersection of Battleline Road and Alexander Bridge Road, on the right when traveling south. The monument is located on a hiking trail that proceeds westward towards Lafayette Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chickamauga GA 30707, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 29th Indiana Infantry (a few steps from this marker); 51st Ohio Infantry (a few steps from this marker); Dodge's Brigade (a few steps from this marker); 30th Indiana Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 79th Illinois Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 84th Illinois Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Barnes' Brigade (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 99th Ohio Infantry (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.
More about this marker. The marker was erected in 1899 and is 1'8" x 1'2" x 3'2" high, a single block of granite, rock-faced at bottom and finished above, with a slanting top inscribed with "Kentucky" within a scroll and the unit's name.
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).”
Also see . . . Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. National Park Service (Submitted on November 18, 2015.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2015, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 377 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on December 3, 2015, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 21, 2015, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.