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

4th Georgia Cavalry

Crew's Brigade

—Wharton's Division —

4th Georgia Cavalry Marker image. Click for full size.

By Dale K. Benington, August 19, 2014

1. 4th Georgia Cavalry Marker

Inscription. C.S.A.
Georgia.
4th Cavalry.
Colonel Isaac W. Avery.
Crew's Brigade.
Wharton's Division.
5:30 P.M. September, 20, 1863.

Erected 1898 by the State of Georgia. (Marker Number MT-1282.)

Location. 34° 52.269′ N, 85° 17.557′ W. Marker is in Chickamauga, Georgia, in Walker County. Marker is on Cove Road (Georgia Route 341) south of Gordon Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. This historical monument is located in the downtown area, in front of a public park at Crawfish Springs, between the sidewalk and the roadway. Marker is in this post office area: Chickamauga GA 30707, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 2nd Georgia Cavalry (within shouting distance of this marker); 3rd Confederate Georgia Cavalry (within shouting distance of this marker); 3rd Georgia Cavalry (within shouting distance of this marker); Camp George H. Thomas (within shouting distance of this marker); The Town of Lytle (within shouting distance of this marker); Sickness at Camp Thomas

By Dale K. Benington, August 19, 2014

2. 4th Georgia Cavalry Marker

View of the historical monument looking north along Cove Road.

(within shouting distance of this marker); North and South Reunited (within shouting distance of this marker); Crawfish Spring (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chickamauga.

More about this marker. According to the description information provided by the National Park Service, the monument 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. Marks unit's position on September 20, 1863, at 5:30 p.m.”

Also see . . . National Park Service List of Classified Structures. This is a link to information provided by the National Park Service regarding this particular monument. (Submitted on April 23, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)

Categories. • War, US Civil •

By Dale K. Benington, August 19, 2014

3. 4th Georgia Cavalry Marker

View of the historical monument looking south along Cove Road.

By Dale K. Benington, August 19, 2014

4. 4th Georgia Cavalry Marker

View of the historical monument from across the street.

By Dale K. Benington, August 19, 2014

5. 4th Georgia Cavalry Marker

View of the historical monument, from across the street, looking north along Cove Road.

By Dale K. Benington, August 19, 2014

6. 4th Georgia Cavalry Marker

View of the historical monument, from across the street, looking south along Cove Road, with a view of the Crawfish Springs water tower in the distant background.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2017. This page originally submitted on September 27, 2014, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 268 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 27, 2014, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.