5th Indiana Battery

5th Indiana Battery (HM1NF7)

Location: Chickamauga, GA 30707 Catoosa County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 55.778', W 85° 15.303'

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3rd Brigade - Baldwin.

— 2nd Division - Johnson —

Text on the Front Side of the Monument:

5th Indiana Battery
3rd Brigade - Baldwin
2nd Division - Johnson
20th Corps - McCook


Text on the Back Side of the Monument:

Indiana's Tribute
To Her
Fifth Battery.
Captain Peter Simonson, Commanding.
Third Brigade (Baldwin).
Second Division (Johnson).
Twentieth Corps (McCook).


Saturday, September 19th, 1863, at one p.m., this battery went into position and was actively engaged with its Brigade in the Reed Field near the place where Colonel Baldwin was killed, losing one gun.

Sunday morning, September 20th, the Battery was ordered to this position and here remained hotly engaged at intervals during the day. A second gun was disabled and lost. During the two days battle this Battery fired over 1,200 rounds of ammunition.
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HM NumberHM1NF7
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Marker Number736
Placed ByState of Indiana
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Date Added Sunday, August 30th, 2015 at 9:03pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 659374 N 3866629
Decimal Degrees34.92963333, -85.25505000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 55.778', W 85° 15.303'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 55' 46.68" N, 85° 15' 18.18" W
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Area Code(s)706
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Battleline Rd, Chickamauga GA 30707, US
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