Battery B, 1st Ohio Light Artillery - Chickamauga National Battlefield
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This monument to Battery B, 1st Ohio Light Artillery is located on a hiking trail near Brock Field, on Brotherton Rd, at the Chickamauga National Battlefield Park, Ft Oglethorpe, GA.
Waymark Code: WMBRM1
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 06/17/2011
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From the plaque located next to the monument:
Battery B, 1st Ohio Light Artillery
4 James, 2 6 PDRS
Cruft’s Brigade, Palmer’s Division, Crittenden’s Corps
September 19, 1863
1st Lieut. Norman A. Baldwin, Commanding
2d Lieut. James H. Hill
2d Lieut. David H. Troup
The battery, with Cruft’s brigade, left position north of Lee and Gordon’s Mill at 11 o’clock A.M., moved on the Rossville Road to the Poe Field, where a line of battle was formed, the battery in the rear of center. The brigade moved to the front about noon, half the battery coming into position on this ground, and opened on the enemy with canister over the heads of the troops.
The other half battery took positioned on the ridge 400 yards to the rear throwing shell at the front and flanks. During the action, the half battery to the rear was advanced to the left flank of the line and rendered excellent service by a left oblique fire on that position of the enemy's line attacking Gen. Hazen. The battery assisted the brigade in repulsing several attacks of the enemy and held the ground till 5 o’clock P.M., when they were ordered to the Kelly Field line and bivouac for the night. Fired 159 rounds; had 3 men wounded and 2 horses shot.
Text on the monument:
Battery B,
1st Ohio Light
Artillery
Cruft’s
Brigade
12:30 to
3:30 P.M.
Septermber 19,
1863
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Union
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