Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery
Willich's Brigade
— Johnson's Division —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
1. Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Marker
4 James, 2 Napoleons.
Willich's Brigade, Johnson's Division, McCook's Corps.
September 19, 1863.
Captain Wilbur F. Goodspeed, Commanding.
1st Lieutenant Edmund B. Belding.
1st Lieutenant Charles W. Scovill.
2d Lieutenant Roland G. Day.
Early in the morning the Battery with its Division marched from near Catlett's Gap via Crawfish Springs to the battlefield. The Brigade being ordered into action soon after noon, the Battery took position in its rear, leaving the caissons still further back. The Brigade having captured some artillery, the caisson teams were ordered forward and took off 3 10 pounder Parrotts, 2 Napoleons, and one caisson. (The 3 10 pounder Parrotts had previously been captured from 1st Michigan Artillery by the enemy.)
The Brigade advanced further and one section under Lieutenant Scovill took position on this ground in rear of the right of the Brigade; another section under Lieutenant Belding soon afterward took position to its left and rear.
Afterwards, to resist a furious attack by the enemy the whole Battery was formed on this line. In these positions the Battery opened on the enemy's lines with solid shot and shell till the Brigade withdrew, when the Battery under orders retired to the Kelly field in
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Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-909.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 19, 1863.
Location. 34° 55.417′ N, 85° 14.619′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker is on Brotherton Road east of Alexander Bridge Road, on the right when traveling east. This tablet is located within the Chickamauga Battlefield, along the south side of the Brotherton Road, near a small roadside picnic area (very near the intersection with Alexander Bridge 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. A different marker also named Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery (here, next to this marker); Willich's Brigade. (a few steps from this marker); The Bloody First Day Ends (within shouting distance of this marker); 32nd Indiana Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 49th Ohio Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Huggin's Tennessee Battery (about 400 feet away); 89th Illinois Infantry
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
2. Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Marker
View of the tablet looking east along the Brotherton Road.
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, markers, and tablets on the Chickamauga Battlefield (using the Chick-Chatt NMP Monument Numbering System).”
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
3. Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Marker
View of the backside of the tablet, looking southwest, in the direction of the nearby small roadside picnic area. Note the thereby marker (on left) that is also for the "Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery."
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 22, 2016
4. Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Marker
View of the tablet, looking east through the roadside picnic area, towards the distant 32nd Indiana Infantry Monument.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2017. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 338 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 31, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
