Buckner's Corps

Buckner's Corps (HM1N9Y)

Location: Chickamauga, GA 30707 Catoosa County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 55.066', W 85° 15.634'

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Major General Simon Bolivar Buckner

Buckner's Corps
Major General Simon Bolivar Buckner

September 20, 1863 - 2:30 p.m.
Stewart's Division - - Major General Alexander P. Stewart.
Preston's Division - - Brigadier General William Preston.


This Corps was separated during the battle of the 20th of September. Stewart attacked at 11 a.m. after furious fighting his right brigade was repulsed while the left two reached a point close to the Union lines west of the Poe house, from which position they were repulsed. The Division, upon retiring, reformed on the ground it occupied before its advance. Preston's Division remained near Hill's Ford until about 2 p.m. when it was brought forward to the Brotherton House, near Stewart's Division. At 4 p.m. the division was moved to the left to the assistance of the forces assaulting Snodgrass Hill.
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HM NumberHM1N9Y
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Marker Number441
Placed ByChickamauga-Chattanooga National Battlefield Commission
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Date Added Wednesday, August 26th, 2015 at 9:01am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 658893 N 3865304
Decimal Degrees34.91776667, -85.26056667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 55.066', W 85° 15.634'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 55' 3.96" N, 85° 15' 38.04" W
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Area Code(s)706
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near Lafayette Rd, Chickamauga GA 30707, US
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