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 Battery I, 4th U. S. Artillery Plaque - Chickamauga National Battlefield, GA, USA Posted by:  Lat34North
N 34° 56.212 W 085° 14.365
16S E 660788 N 3867456
The Battery I, 4th U. S. Artillery Plaque is located on Reed's bridge Road. The plaque describes the action on Sept. 19, 1863.
Waymark Code: WMMYBY
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 11/23/2014
Views: 4
This plaque is dedicated to 4th U.S. Light Artillery, Battery I in recognition of their service during the Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. The plaque describes the action on Sept. 19, 1863.
Text on the plaque reads:
Battery I, 4th U. S. Artillery.
4 light 12 PDRS.
Vanderveer’s Brigade, Brannan’s Division, Thomas’ Corps.
Sept. 19, 1863.
| 1st Lieut. Frank G. Smith, Commanding. |
| 1st Lieut. George B. Rodnet. |
| 2d Lieut. John M. Stephenson. |
| 2d Lieut. Nicholas Redmond (wounded). |
After and all nights March from the vicinity of Owens’ Ford on the Chickamauga, via Catfish Springs, Kelly’s house in McDonnell’s, the Brigade, without breakfast, encountered the enemy on this ground about 8 A.M.
The battery was posted, one section between the two infantry regiments in line, the other on their right. Both conforming to necessary changes of front, to meet successive attacks from the southeast, east, and northeast.
Lieut. Rodney commanded the 1st Section, Lieut. Stephenson the 2d Section, the battery commander remained with the latter. The fighting ceased about 1 P.M. About 2 P.M., the enemy having withdrawn, the Brigade, including the battery, moved to the Lafayette Road, and eventually bivouacked for the night on the Ridge west of Dyer field. Casualties of the day: 1 officer and 11 enlisted men wounded, 1 limber blown up, and 16 horses permanently disabled.
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
MT-1054A. |
My Sources
1. Wikipedia - Battle of Chickamauga
2. The Civil War Home - The Chickamauga Campaign - Federal Order of Battle
3. CWBFM - Battery I, 4th U. S. Artillery Plaque
Note
Trailhead Graphics, Inc. has produced a map of the Chickamauga Battlefield showing the locations of all of the monuments and the markers on the battlefield. Each location on the map has a number associated with it that cross-references to an index on the back of the map that has the name of the marker (called the Chick-Chatt NMP monument numbering system). This number corresponds to the structure Number listed on the NPS List of Classified Structures that is normally prefixed with the letters MT for the Chickamauga Battlefield.
Group that erected the marker: Unknown
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Reed's Bridge Road
Chickamauga National Battlefield
Fort Oglethorpe, GA USA
30742
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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