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

Bragg Avenue

General Braxton Bragg, CSA 1817-1876

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 19, 2014

1. Bragg Avenue Marker

Inscription. Bragg, born in Warrenton, North Carolina, graduated from West Point in 1837 and joined the artillery. Bragg saw service in the Seminole War and the Mexican War before resigning from the army in 1856. Bragg joined the Confederate Army and became Commander of Army of Tennessee, and commanded the troops at Chickamauga. In February 1864 he became Chief of Staff to Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States. After the war he became a civil engineer.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1864.

Location. 34° 52.306′ N, 85° 17.413′ W. Marker is in Chickamauga, Georgia, in Walker County. It is at the intersection of Gordon Street and Bragg Avenue (unopened), on the right when traveling west on Gordon Street. This marker is located on the eastern edge of the downtown business district, just before where a bend in the roadway turns Gordon Street into West 10th Avenue. The maker faces the east to west roadway traffic, very near the curb, and is located very near a railway crossing. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chickamauga GA 30707, 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 walking distance of this marker: Rosencrans Avenue (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Avenue (within shouting distance of this marker); Longstreet Avenue

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 2nd Michigan Cavalry (about 400 feet away); Lee Avenue (about 400 feet away); 4th Tennessee Cavalry (about 400 feet away); 11th Michigan Infantry (about 600 feet away); 3rd Georgia Cavalry (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chickamauga.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 19, 2014

2. Bragg Avenue Marker

View of the marker looking east along the roadway.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 19, 2014

3. Bragg Avenue Marker

View of the marker looking west along the roadway, into the downtown business district.

General Braxton Bragg image. Click for full size.

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4. General Braxton Bragg

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2015, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 532 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 28, 2015, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 4. submitted on June 18, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.