Monument

37th Georgia Infantry Marker

Battle of Chickamauga



37th Georgia Infantry Marker, click photo to enlarge.
By Byron Hooks, on 2011/03/02 11:54:30
1. 37th Georgia Infantry Marker
 

Inscription:
C.S.A.

Georgia
37th Infantry
Col. A. F. Rudler.
Lieut. Col. Joseph T. Smith.
Bate’s Brigade
Stewart’s Division
11:30 A.M. Sept. 20, 1863



37th Georgia Infantry Marker, click photo to enlarge.
By Byron Hooks, on 2011/03/02 11:53:45
2. 37th Georgia Infantry Marker
 




Location of the monument:
This monument is visible from the road. It is located at N 34° 55.4178  W 85° 15.5898. Map it

Parking is available on Battleline Road near  N 34° 55.464  W 85° 15.600 .


To reach this monument:
The marker is in Poe’s field south of Battleline road at LaFayette Road. It is near the two red plaque to Bate's Brigade near the tree line..



Other nearby monuments on the Battle of Chickamauga Battlefield.




Other monuments to the 37th Georgia Infantry Regiment on the battlefield





NPS/SIRIS Data:
This monument is recorded in the National Park Service database as structure MT-1315.



Comments about this monument:
A rock-faced, peaked-top granite slab, 4'6" wide x 6' high x 1'8" thick, that carries an inscription, with a cartridge box carved in relief above it. Marks unit's position on September 20, 1863, at 11:30 a.m.


37th Georgia Infantry Marker, click photo to enlarge.
By Byron Hooks, on 2011/03/02 11:54:30
3. 37th Georgia Infantry Marker
 
37th Georgia Infantry Marker, click photo to enlarge.
By Byron Hooks, on 2011/03/02 14:15:02
4. 37th Georgia Infantry Marker
This cartridge box indicates that this monument is to an infantry unit. 



Classification:
Allegiance: Confederate
Type: Marker
Level: Regiment
Military Arm: Infantry


Credits:

This page originally submitted by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, GA, on June 24, 2014. This page has been viewed 347 time(s) since then. This page has been updated 1 time(s) since then. The page was last updated by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, GA, on February 11, 2015. BG Hooks was the editor who published this page on June 24, 2014. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4 were submitted on 06/24/2014 by Byron Hooks.


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