Near LaFayette in Walker County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Chestnut Flat

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 6, 2021

1. Chestnut Flat Marker

Inscription. May 7, 1864. McPherson's Army of the Tennessee (15th &16th A.C.), enroute E. to Snake Cr. Gap reached this point on Little Chickamauga Creek at evening & camped for the night.

This camp was in close proximity to two gaps in Taylor's Ridge, which barrier had to be passed by the Federal forces enroute to Villanow, Snake Cr. Gap & the road to Resaca.

That night. Col. Sprague's (2d) brigade. Veatch's (4th) Div., 16th A.C., was sent 4 mi. S. to Ship's Gap, which was seized at 9 p.m. - a surprise move that insured an unopposed march of the 16th A.C. eastward, May 8. The 15th A.C. passed the ridge at Gordon Springs Gap the same day.

Erected 1953 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 146-5.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 7, 1864.

Location. 34° 44.755′ N, 85° 11.161′ W. Marker is near LaFayette, Georgia, in Walker County. It is at the intersection of Georgia Route 95 and Thompson Circle, on the right when traveling north on Georgia Route 95. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: La Fayette GA 30728, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this

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marker, measured as the crow flies: Ship's Gap (approx. 3.3 miles away); West Armuchee Valley (approx. 4½ miles away); Nickajack Gap (approx. 4.6 miles away); Twentieth Corps in Dogwood Valley (approx. 4.7 miles away); "Callaway Place" - 1814. (approx. 4.7 miles away); Geary's Division to Dug Gap (approx. 4.9 miles away); Rock Springs Church (approx. 5.7 miles away); Dr. Anderson’s House (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in LaFayette.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 6, 2021

2. Chestnut Flat Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 910 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 8, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.