Near Fort Oglethorpe in Walker County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Lytle's Brigade
Sheridan's Division
— McCook's Corps —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
1. Lytle's Brigade Marker
Sheridan's Division - McCook's Corps.
Brigader General William H. Lytle.
September 20th, 1863, morning
36th Illinois - Colonel Silas Miller.
88th Illinois - Lieutenant Colonel Alexander S. Chadbourne.
21st Michigan - Colonel William B. McCreery.
24th Wisconsin - Lieutenant Colonel Theodore S. West.
11th Indiana Battery - Captain Arnold Sutermeister
Before daylight September 20th the Brigade was brought from Lee and Gordon's Mill to this position and formed with Laiboldt's Brigade on its right and Bradley's (Walworth's) in reserve. About 11 o'clock Laiboldt was ordered to the vicinity of the Tan Yard. General Sheridan was ordered to proceed with his remaining brigades to General Thomas. He moved double-quick, Lytle's Brigade being in advance.
Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number M-616.)
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° 54.504′ N, 85° 16.326′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Walker County. Marker can be reached from Glenn-Viniard Road north of Wilder Road, on the right when traveling
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 27th Illinois Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery G, 1st Missouri Light Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); 72nd Indiana Mounted Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 39th Indiana Mounted Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Widow Glenn's House Site (about 300 feet away); Field Headquarters Army of the Cumberland. (about 300 feet away); 98th Illinois Infantry (about 300 feet away); Wilder's Brigade (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Oglethorpe.
More about this marker. 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 tablet and the tablet'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,
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
2. Lytle's Brigade Marker
View of the tablet, looking east, along a park pathway, in the middle of the woods.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
3. Lytle's Brigade Marker
View of the backside of the tablet, looking west, situated in the midst of a wooded area.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 269 times since then and 7 times this year. Last updated on February 20, 2023, by Diane Klinefelter of McMurray, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 21, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
