Brig. Gen. William H. Lytle - Chickamauga National Military park – Ft. Oglethorpe, GA
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Monument to Brig. Gen. William H. Lytle, killed at the battle of Chickamauga on September, 20, 1863. Located 1/8 of a mile off of the road.
Waymark Code: WM7AN3
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/27/2009
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Monument to Brig. Gen. William H. Lytle, killed at the battle of Chickamauga on September, 20, 1863.
William H. Lytle
Brig. Gen. U.S.V.
Commanding 1st Brigade,
Sheridan’s Division
Killed here about non
Sept. 20, 1863
Monument is a triangle of cannonballs, painted black with a blue plaque indicating USA. This monument differs from most other monuments to offices killed at Chickamauga in that it is only 1 cannon ball in height rather than the normal 15 cannon balls high.
From Wikipedia (
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William Haines Lytle (November 2, 1826 – September 20, 1863) was a politician in Ohio, renowned poet, and military officer in the United States Army during both the Mexican-American War and American Civil War, where he was killed in action as a brigadier general.
William Lytle was mortally wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga in Georgia while leading a counterattack on horseback. Once his identity was known, respectful Confederates placed a guard around his body, and many recited his poetry over their evening campfires. The hill where he died is now known as "Lytle Hill" in the Chickamauga National Military Park.
His Funeral was held in the early afternoon at Christ Church on Fourth Street' in Cincinnati. So many people lined the streets that the funeral cortege did not reach the Spring Grove Cemetery until dusk. General Lytle's monument, one of the most impressive ones there, is near the entrance to the cemetery.It stands tall and might with an eagle on the top with a picture of the war he died in.