19th Indiana Battery Historical

19th Indiana Battery Historical (HM1UNM)

Location: Chickamauga, GA 30707 Catoosa County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 54.871', W 85° 15.726'

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E. A. King's Brigade

—Reynold's Division —

19th Indiana Battery.
Four Napoleons, Two 3" Rifles.
E.A. King's Brigade, Reynolds Division, Thomas' Corps.
September 19th, 1863, 4 p.m..
Captain Samuel J. Harris, Commanding.
1st Lieutenant Robert S. Lackey.


About 3 p.m. King's Brigade having been sent forward, the battery came into position on this ground. About 3:30 p.m. it fired spherical case over the heads of troops of Van Cleve's Division, who were now falling back, and as opportunity offered used canister to good advantage. At 4:15 p.m. the batteries and parts batteries on the right and left having all retired, and receiving a close and destructive fire on the right, the right half battery was ordered to change position so as to meet the fire of the enemy, but in attempting this movement Captain Harris was wounded, and receiving no support from the infantry, the battery fell back toward the road and formed a new line with the loss of one 12 pounder smooth bore gun. Casualties of the day: enlisted men killed 2. wounded 13: missing 2. Horses killed and wounded 15.
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HM NumberHM1UNM
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Year Placed1890
Placed ByChickamauga-Chattanooga National Battlefield Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 26th, 2016 at 9:01am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)31N E 166021 N 0
Decimal Degrees34.91451667, -85.26210000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 54.871', W 85° 15.726'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 54' 52.26" N, 85° 15' 43.56" 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 Lafayette Rd, Chickamauga GA 30707, US
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