69th Ohio Infantry Regiment Historical

69th Ohio Infantry Regiment Historical (HM1XBE)

Location: Ringgold, GA 30736 Catoosa County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 55.948', W 85° 13.899'

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2nd Brigade - Stanley

—2nd Division - Negley —

Text on the Front Side of the Monument:

69th Ohio Infantry
Stanley's Brigade, Negley's Division.
14th Army Corps


Text on the Back Side of the Monument:

The 69th Regiment Ohio Infantry
Lieutenant Colonel
Joseph H. Brigham, Commanding


Temporarily attached to Colonel Daniel McCook's Brigade, bivouacked the night of September 18th, 1863, near this place, which it reached at dark; and before daylight on the 19th, by order of the Brigade commander, the Regiment surprised the enemy on guard at Reed's Bridge, charging across, and setting the Bridge on fire.

The Regiment was withdrawn and sent under orders to Rossville at 7:00 A.M. on the 19th, with the balance of the Brigade, and was not further engaged during the battle.

On the evening of the 18th, it participated in the capture of 22 prisoners in front of this position.
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HM NumberHM1XBE
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Year Placed1894
Placed ByState of Ohio
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, March 18th, 2017 at 5:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 661506 N 3866981
Decimal Degrees34.93246667, -85.23165000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 55.948', W 85° 13.899'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 55' 56.88" N, 85° 13' 53.94" W
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Area Code(s)706, 423
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 6593 Reeds Bridge Rd, Ringgold GA 30736, US
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