Near Fort Oglethorpe in Catoosa County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
6th Georgia Cavalry
Davidson's Brigade
— Pegram's Division —
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
1. 6th Georgia Cavalry Marker
Georgia.
6th Cavalry.
Colonel John R. Hart.
Davidson's Brigade.
Pegram's Division.
7:30 A.M. September 19, 1863.
Erected 1890 by the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number MT-1284.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 19, 1863.
Location. 34° 55.722′ N, 85° 14.025′ W. Marker is near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in Catoosa County. Marker can be reached from Brotherton Road west of Jays Mill Road, on the right when traveling west. This marker is located in the National Military Park that preserves the site of the Chickamauga Battlefield, and is situated along a secondary park walking trail that runs north from the Brotherton Road. This secondary trail can be reached from both a primary park walking trail or a walking trail (not marked on the Chickamauga Battlefield Map) directly off of the Brotherton Road. According to the location information provided by the National Park Service, “This monument is located on the Chickamauga Battlefield at map site #83". Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Oglethorpe GA 30742, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking
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More about this marker. I used the "Chickamauga Battlefield" map, that I purchased at the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Visitor Center, to determine both the marker number for this marker and the marker's location in relation to the rest of the park's monuments, markers, and tablets. According to the map it provides the, "numerical listing of all monuments, markers, and tablets on the Chickamauga Battlefield (using the Chick-Chatt NMP Monument Numbering System).”
According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the marker is, “A rock-faced, peaked-top granite slab, 4'6" wide x 6' high x 1'8" thick, that carries an inscription, with a horseshoe carved in relief above it.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
2. 6th Georgia Cavalry Marker
View, looking northeast along a primary park walking trail, and seeing both the junction of the secondary park walking trail that the five (5) Georgia unit markers are situated along and also seeing the featured marker in the left background of the picture.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
3. 6th Georgia Cavalry Marker
View, looking northwest along the secondary park walking trail, of the featured marker in the foreground, and the marker for the 10th Confederate Georgia Cavalry in the distant background.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2019
4. 6th Georgia Cavalry Marker
View, looking southeast along the secondary park walking trail, of the featured marker in the foreground, of the secondary park trail crossing a primary park trail, and of the marker for the 1st Georgia Cavalry in the distant background.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 292 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 13, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
