Near Fort Oglethorpe in Walker County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
39th Indiana Mounted Infantry
Willich's Brigade
— Johnson's Division —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
1. 39th Indiana Mounted Infantry Marker
View of the front side of the monument.
1st Brigade - Willich, 2nd Division - Johnson.
20th Corps - McCook.
Text on the back side of the Monument:
to Her
Thirty-Ninth Regiment Mounted Infantry.
(Afterwards Eight Indiana Cavalry)
Colonel Thomas J Harrison.
First Brigade (Willich).
Second Division (Johnson).
Twentieth Corps (McCook).
September 19th, 1863, marched from McLemore's Cove to Crawfish Springs convoying trains and engaged with a portion of Wheeler's Cavalry, from dusk until midnight carried 1000 canteens of water from Crawfish Springs to suffering soldiers on the battlefield.
September 20th, 1863, armed with spencer rifles took position early, dismounted, in the line on ridge near Widow Glenn's, west of Crawfish Springs Road, about 11:45 a.m., with the line, charged upon the enemy here, completely clearing its front. The enemy gave way in disorder, losing beside his killed and wounded about 200 being in its immediate front, the regiment retired leisurely to Chattanooga Valley Road, and thence escorted trains to Chattanooga.
Casualties: three commissioned officers wounded, five enlisted men killed and thirty-two
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Erected 1898 by State of Indiana. (Marker Number MT-806.)
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° 54.462′ N, 85° 16.349′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Walker County. Memorial is on Glenn-Viniard Road north of Wilder Road, on the right when traveling north. This marker is located in the national park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, a short distance off a park roadway (Google maps show road as Vittitoe-Chickamauga Road, NPS map show road as Glenn-Viniard Road), north of the Wilder Tower. According to the location information provided by the National Park Service, this “Monument located within the Chickamauga Battlefield on Glenn Hill, near the Wilder Brigade Monument, map site #234". 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. Widow Glenn's House Site (here, next to this marker); Field Headquarters Army of the Cumberland. (a few steps from this marker); 98th Illinois Infantry (a few steps from this marker); 72nd Indiana Mounted Infantry (a few steps from this marker); Wilder's Brigade (a few steps from this marker);
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
2. 39th Indiana Mounted Infantry Marker
Close-up view of the text from the front side of the monument.
More about this marker. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the marker is, “8' x 7' x 13' high, this rock-faced monument has a stepped base with an inscription on top step. Inset panel in shaft contains relief carving of crossed rifle & saber with laurel wreath; state seal is above. Pyramidal roof with stone eagle on top."
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 22, 2016
3. 39th Indiana Mounted Infantry Marker
View of the back side of the monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
4. 39th Indiana Mounted Infantry Marker
Close-up view of the text from the back side of the monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
5. 39th Indiana Mounted Infantry Marker
View of the monument. looking west, with a distant view of vehicles on the Glenn-Viniard Road in the background.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
6. 39th Indiana Mounted Infantry Marker
View of the monument (foreground), looking south, with the Wilder Tower in the background.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
7. 39th Indiana Mounted Infantry Marker
Another view of the monument (foreground), looking south, with the Wilder Tower in the background.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
8. 39th Indiana Mounted Infantry Marker
View, looking northwest, of the monument, with the Glenn-Viniard Road in the distant background.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 393 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 21, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 7, 8. submitted on October 23, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
