Jackson's Brigade (CSA) Plaque - Chickamauga National Battlefield
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This plaque to Jackson's Brigade (CSA), is located on a hiking trail, south of Brothernton road and east of Brock’s field. It marks their location on Saturday, September 19, 1863 at 1:00 pm.
Waymark Code: WMEJ0Q
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 06/02/2012
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This plaque to Jackson's Brigade (CSA), is in recognition of their service during the
Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. It marks their location on Saturday, September 19, 1863 at 1:00pm. The brigade was commanded by Brig. Gen.
John King Jackson (February 2, 1828 – February 27, 1866). The text on the plaque is red indicating this was a Confederate unit.
Text on the plaque:
No. 35-CC
Jackson's Brigade.
Cheatham’s Division – Polk’s Corps.
Brig. Gen. John K. Jackson.
Sept. 19, 1863, 1 P.M., 2d Position
1st Georgia (Confederate), 2d Battalion –
Maj. James Clarke Gordon.
5th Georgia - Col. Charles P. Daniel.
2d Georgia Battalion Sharpshooters –
Maj. Richard H. Whiteley.
5th Mississippi -
Lieut. Col. W. L. Sykes.
Maj. John B. Herring.
8th Mississippi - Col. John C. Wilkinson.
Scogin’s (Georgia) Battery – Capt. John Scogin.
This brigade, being the right of Cheatham's division, formed about noon in
the vicinity of the Winfrey House and advanced toward this position, having
Smith's Brigade on its left. It soon encountered Croxton’s Brigade of Brannan’s
Division advancing, and after considerable fighting forced it back beyond the
position of this tablet where Croxton was relieved by the troops on the left
of Johnson's Division which was then advancing from the Kelly Field. Jackson
was attacked on this line about 1 P.M. by Baldwin's and Willich’s Brigades of
Johnson's Division. After two hours severe fighting Many’s Brigade was
brought forward to relieve Jackson. The latter then withdrew to behind the
high ground back of Winfrey's to which position Maney was soon forced back, the
Union line passing forward to the Winfrey house and establishing itself there.
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
MT-1168(see note) |
My Sources
1. Wikipedia -
Battle of Chickamauga
2. The Civil War Home -
The Chickamauga Campaign - Confederate Order of Battle
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.