Ringgold in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Catoosa County Veterans

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 18, 2022

1. Catoosa County Veterans Marker

Inscription. Catoosa County holds the distinction of having more active servicemen die within its boundaries than any other county in America apart from Adams County, Pennsylvania, where the Battle of Gettysburg occurred in July of 1863. The total number of deaths at the Battle of Chickamauga and the Battle of Ringgold was almost 5,000. There were hundreds of deaths in Fort Oglethorpe from the typhoid epidemic in 1898 that spread through the American military. The flu epidemic of 1918 in Fort Oglethorpe also resulted in the deaths of hundreds of veterans. The Battle of Ringgold resulted in hundreds of Union deaths and approximately twenty Confederate deaths. The total number of casualties during the Battle of Chickamauga were Union 16,170 and Confederates 18,454. Many of Union and Confederate casualties that were not killed on the day of the Battle of Ringgold or the Battle of Chickamauga later died because of their wounds.

The Battle of Ringgold Gap occurred in the gap of the mountain that lies due east of this memorial, approximately one mile from here. During that battle, many Union soldiers were returned to the Nathan Anderson

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home for medical treatment. Immediately north of this memorial are over 100 military style unmarked graves believed to be graves of Union soldiers who died on the day of the battle or immediately thereafter and civilians who were killed during the battle. In addition, there were approximately 135 Confederate soldiers who were initially buried in this cemetery who were later moved to a Confederate cemetery battlefield near Kennesaw. There are also hundreds of veterans of the U.S. military who are buried in this cemetery who served in wars beginning as early as the War of 1812. This cemetery initially started as a family cemetery for the Anderson family but by the time of the Civil War it had grown into a community burial site. Due to the necessities of war, the cemetery became a military burial site.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.

Location. 34° 54.674′ N, 85° 7.314′ W. Marker is in Ringgold, Georgia, in Catoosa County. It can be reached from Christian Road south of Lafayette Street, on the right when traveling

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 18, 2022

2. Catoosa County Veterans Marker

south. Located in Anderson Memorial Gardens. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 98 Christian Rd, Ringgold GA 30736, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in 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 walking distance of this marker: Nathan Anderson (here, next to this marker); Centennial Celebration of Ringgold Telephone Company (here, next to this marker); History of Nathan Anderson Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Confederate & World War Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The night Ringgold will always remember — April 27, 2011 (approx. half a mile away); The Evans House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Flame of Freedom

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(approx. 0.7 miles away); Confederate Hospitals (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ringgold.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 397 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 26, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2. submitted on December 27, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.