Near Vittetoe Road west of Vittetoe-Chickamauga Road when traveling west.
[Text from the First Tablet]:
Whitaker’s Brigade.
Steedman’s Division......Granger’s Corps.
Brig. Gen. Walter C. Whitaker.
Sept. 20, 1863. 2 to 6 P.M.
96th Illinois………………………Col. Thomas E. Champion
115th . . . — — Map (db m24030) HM
On Glenn-Viniard Road north of Wilder Road, on the right when traveling north.
Text on stone inscription, top, front (west) outer wall of the monument:
Wilder's Lightning Brigade
Mounted Infantry
4th Division -- Reynolds
14th Corps -- Thomas
Text on stone inscription, right side of front (west) . . . — — Map (db m99073) WM
Near Glenn-Viniard Road at Vittetoe-Chickamauga Road.
When the Confederates broke the Union line at the Brotherton Farm on September 20, Union units here on the southern part of the battlefield were swept away like "flecks of foam on a river." The Federals were simply overwhelmed and were forced to . . . — — Map (db m69884) HM
Near Glenn-Viniard Road north of Wilder Road, on the right when traveling north.
Text on the first tablet:
Wilder's Brigade.
Reynolds' Division - Thomas' Corps.
Colonel John T. Wilder.
September 20, 1863, 11:30 A.M.
92nd Illinois - Colonel Smith D. Atkins.
98th Illinois - Colonel John J. Funkhouser. . . . — — Map (db m98947) HM
Near Glenn-Kelly Road east of Chickamauga-Vittatoe Road, on the left when traveling east.
William H. Lytle,
Brigadier General U.S.V.
Commanding 1st Brigade,
Sheridan's Division,
Killed Here About Noon
September 20th, 1863. — — Map (db m120503) HM
Near Vittetoe Road west of Vittetoe-Chickamauga Road, on the right when traveling west.
Wood's Division, - Crittenden's Corps.
Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Wood
Sept. 20, 1863, Afternoon.
1st Brigade, - Col. George P. Buell.
3rd Brigade, - Col. Charles G. Harker.
After the penetration of the Union line west of Brotherton's soon . . . — — Map (db m61855) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 1 / 136), on the right when traveling north.
The Marsh-Warthen-Clements House was hand built by enslaved African Americans in an African cultural style known as the "Shot Gun." Slaves traveled with Marsh from North Carolina and Covington, Georgia to LaFayette. African Americans served in the . . . — — Map (db m13169) HM
On Dripping Springs Road at Georgia Route 136 on Dripping Springs Road.
Pigeon Mountain is a rugged spur of Lookout Mountain, extending in a northeasterly direction into Walker County. The space between it and Lookout Mountain is McLemore’s Cove. During the war, wagon roads passed from east to west through the mountains . . . — — Map (db m200111) HM
Near North Main Street (Georgia Route 1) north of Wardlaw Street.
Chattooga Academy served as Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg's headquarters from September 10-17, 1863. Bragg reportedly prepared for the Battle of Chickamauga under a large oak tree in front of the building; the tree, later known as Bragg's Oak, was . . . — — Map (db m82762) HM
Near North Main Street (Business U.S. 27) north of Wardlaw Street East, on the right when traveling north.
Named for John Brown
Gordon, a Confederate
general, Georgia governor
and U.S. Senator, this
school stands, as a silent
monument to the citizens
whose legacies made
La Fayette a historically rich
community. Originally
named “Chattooga . . . — — Map (db m142951) HM
On Georgia Route 95 at Thompson Circle, on the right when traveling north on State Route 95.
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 . . . — — Map (db m168176) HM
On Shaw Street North north of Charles Henry Circle, on the right when traveling east.
Dedicated in proud and loving memory
to the Confederate soldiers who gave their lives on June 24, 1864 during the Battle of Lafayette, 15 of whom share a common grave at this site.
Mr. Cyrus Edwards who fought in the battle on the Union . . . — — Map (db m194489) HM
On W. Indiana Avenue near Part Street, on the right when traveling west.
Here stood a Cherokee Indian stockade with blockhouse on hill, built by U.S. Government in 1836.
Capt. Samuel Fariss and a company of Georgia volunteers guarded Cherokee Indians here before their removal to the west.
This fort was . . . — — Map (db m12907) HM
On North. Main Street (Georgia Route 136) at Margaret Street, on the right when traveling north on North. Main Street.
Marie Jean Paul Roch Yves Gilbert Motier Marquis de LaFayette (1757-1834) was born in the Castle of Chavagnac, in Auvergne, France. He entered the French Army early in life and in 1777 came to America and volunteered for service in the Revolutionary . . . — — Map (db m13898) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 1 / 136), on the right when traveling north.
This old academy, built in 1836, was in the line of fire during the Battle of Lafayette in the War Between the States. General Braxton Bragg (CS) who had his headquarters in LaFayette, planned the Battle of Chickamauga under an old oak tree that . . . — — Map (db m194488) HM
On North Main Street at Withers Street West, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street.
Citizens of the village of Chattooga organized Ebenezer Church on August 12, 1836. Charter members included: John McWhorter, Johnathan Fielding, William Henry, Sara Henry, Filis (slave of the Henry's), Andrew L. Barry, Margaret I. Barry, James . . . — — Map (db m142816) HM
On North Main Street (Business U.S. 27) south of Withers Street, on the right when traveling south.
La Fayette Presbyterian Memorial Park was established in 2011 as part of the 175th Anniversary Celebration of La Fayette Presbyterian Church. A year-long commemoration culminated in a week of celebration of “175 Years of Faithful Service.” The park . . . — — Map (db m197346) HM
On North Main Street (Business U.S. 27) 0 miles north of North Cherokee Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Marsh-Warthen House, circa 1836, was built by Spencer Stewart Marsh, a prominent and influential merchant and statesman who donated land for John
B. Gordon Hall. Marsh, with two other businessmen, founded Trion Factory, a major cotton mill. In . . . — — Map (db m13173) HM
On Lookout Mountain Scenic Highway (Georgia Route 136) 0.3 miles west of Georgia Route 201, on the right when traveling east.
A narrow, 3 mi. passage between two ridges, beginning 1 mi. S. of this marker & ending at the fork of Sugar valley & Resaca roads.
May 8, 1864. While Geary’s Div. (20th A.C. [US]) stormed Rocky Face Ridge at Dug Gap, 5 mi N.E., McPherson’s . . . — — Map (db m57592) HM
On Georgia Route 136 at Old Villanow Road, on the right when traveling east on State Route 136.
May 7, 1864. Col. J.W. Sprague's (2nd) brigade, Veatch's (4th) Div., 16th A.C., having camped with the corps on the little Chickamauga (near Catlett 4 mi. N.), pushed forward in a surprise move and seized this gap in Taylor's Ridge at 9p.m. This . . . — — Map (db m13897) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 1 / 136), on the right when traveling north.
Late in August, 1863, the Army of the Cumberland (US), Maj. Gen. Wm. B. Rosecrans, USA, crossed the Tennessee River near Bridgeport and threatened Chattanooga. On Sept. 7th, learning that Rosecrans was moving toward his rear in the direction of Rome . . . — — Map (db m13171) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 1 / 136), on the right when traveling north.
On June 18, 1864, during Gen. Sherman's campaign for Atlanta, Col. Louis D. Watkins, commanding the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (US), occupied LaFayette with about 450 men of the 4th, 6th and 7th Kentucky cavalry regiments (US) "to endeavor to . . . — — Map (db m13177) HM
On North Duke Street north of Wardlaw Street East, on the left when traveling north.
The Lynching of Henry White
On September 20, 1916, Henry White, a 24-year-old African American was lynched by a large white mob in the city of Durham in Walker County. Georgia. Mr. White had come to Durham from Chattanooga, Tennessee and . . . — — Map (db m168093) HM
Near North Main Street (Georgia Route 1) north of Wardlaw Street.
The Marsh House was built by Spencer Stewart Marsh about 1836. Mr. Marsh was born in Chatham County, North Carolina, on November 25, 1799, and was the son of William Marsh, a soldier in the American Revolution for whom the local William Marsh . . . — — Map (db m82761) HM
On North Main Street (Georgia Route 1) north of Wardlaw Street, on the right when traveling north.
Front Side:
1861-1865
Erected 1909.
By the
Chickamauga Chapter of
The United Daughters
of the Confederacy,
to the
Confederate Soldiers,
of Walker County.
——
"It is a duty we owe
to . . . — — Map (db m82775) WM
On Georgia Route 136 at Georgia Route 201, on the left when traveling east on State Route 136.
Ante-bellum cross-roads settlement; name taken from Jane Porter's novel: 'Thaddeus of Warsaw.' May 7, 1864, Kilpatrick's Cav., having crossed Taylor's Ridge at Nickajack Gap, moved to Gordon's Springs where it was joined by Ireland's brigade . . . — — Map (db m13911) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 1 / 136), on the right when traveling north.
Created December 18, 1833, and named for Major Freeman Walker of Augusta, prominent attorney and United States Senator. Here the fierce Chickamaugas preyed upon pioneers, and were in turn defeated and driven away; here Federals and Confederates . . . — — Map (db m194485) HM
On Georgia Route 136 at West Armuchee Road, on the right when traveling east on State Route 136.
Southward for several miles is the pleasant little valley of W. Armuchee Creek; Dick Ridge on the E.; Taylor's Ridge on the W. Situated 3 mi. S. are Old Shiloh Ch. & the Wm. Little res. - where Maj. Gen. John B. Hood was taken from the field of . . . — — Map (db m13908) HM
On Lafayette Road (U.S. 27) at Lakeview Drive, on the left when traveling south on Lafayette Road. Reported missing.
Granger's - Reserve - Corps
Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger
Sept. 14, 1863, Morning
1st Division - Brig. Gen. James B. Steedman
2nd Brigade - Morgan's Division - Col. Daniel McCook
This corps was guarding the railroads and depots in the . . . — — Map (db m230561) HM
By the time the Civil War reached the slopes of Lookout Mountain, more and more people had discovered what was already being called "the Rock City". During the famous Battle of Lookout Mountain, both a Union officer and a Confederate nurse . . . — — Map (db m147948) HM
On Lytle Road, 0.1 miles east of Younes Drive, on the right when traveling west.
(Front)
Michigan
to her
Ninth Regiment of Infantry
John G. Parkhurst, Colonel, commanding
Provost Guard, Thomas' Corps
(Rear)
Sept. 18th, 1863, this regiment occupied positions near Crawfish Springs: on the . . . — — Map (db m70887) HM
In mid-September 1863, General John M. Palmer’s division of the 21st Army Corps was assigned to the duty of guarding the fords on West Chickamauga Creek. A primary Federal objective was keeping the Confederates on the east side of the creek while . . . — — Map (db m11986) HM
On Old Lafayette Road at Serene Lane, on the right when traveling north on Old Lafayette Road.
The Dr. Anderson House Camp Site is located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Old Lafayette Road and Straight Gut Road, approximately one mile north of Rock Spring, Georgia.
A substantial community grew up around the Rock Spring . . . — — Map (db m168178) HM
On Old Hwy 27 at Rock Spring Drive (State Highway 95), on the right when traveling north on Old Hwy 27.
May 7, 1864. McPherson's Army of the Tennessee (US)(15th & 16th A.C.), having marched by Lee & Gordon's Mill turned S.E. at this point & via Rock Springs Ch. on the old Tavern Road (State Highway 95), marched to its intersection with State Highway . . . — — Map (db m13253) HM
The majority of the people who came into the area to establish Walker County were deeply religious. Soon after establishing their farms, the residents of most areas usually built a church that also served as a community and social center for the . . . — — Map (db m13238) HM
On Peavine Road north of Georgia Route 95, on the left when traveling north.
The majority of the people who established Walker County were deeply religious. Soon after establishing their farms, the residents of most areas usually built a church. In a typical example, the Rock Springs Methodist Church was established in a log . . . — — Map (db m82758) HM
On Straight Gut Road at Worthington Gap Road, on the right when traveling south on Straight Gut Road.
Pigeon Mountain is a rugged spur of Lookout Mountain, extending in a northeasterly direction into Walker County. The space between it and Lookout Mountain is McLemore's Cove. During the war, wagon roads passed from east to west through the mountain . . . — — Map (db m82759) HM
On Spring Street south of East Lake Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
On May 29, 1963 the grand lodge of Georgia, Free and Accepted Masons, with M. W. Brother Ralph A. Perry, Grand Master, presiding, dedicated the restored John Ross House, home of John Ross, principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation (1828-1866) and . . . — — Map (db m130172) HM
On West Crest Road near Waheela Road, on the right when traveling west.
No. 3...................................... U.
Cruft's Division - Granger's Corps
Brig. Gen. Charles Cruft.
Nov. 25, 1863, 5 P.M.
2d Brigade - Brig. Gen. Walter C. Whitaker.
3d Brigade - Col. . . . — — Map (db m46427) HM
On Chickamauga Avenue (U.S. 27) east of McFarland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Geary's Division - Slocum's Corps
Brigadier General John W. Geary
November 25, 1863, 3:30 p.m.
1st Brigade - Colonel William R. Creighton
2nd Brigade - Colonel George A. Cobham, Jr.
3rd Brigade - Colonel David Ireland . . . — — Map (db m105540) HM
On Spring Street south of East Lake Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
Home of John Ross
Great Chief of the
Cherokees
Born Oct.3.1790
Died Aug.1.1866
Marked by
William Marsh Chapter
Daughters American Revolution
July 12, 1922 — — Map (db m130171) HM
On Chickamauga Avenue (U.S. 27) at West Gordon Avenue on Chickamauga Avenue.
Hooker's Column.
Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker.
Nov. 25, 1863, 3 P.M.
Osterhaus' Division, 15th Corps - Brig. Gen. Peter J. Osterhaus.
Cruft's Division, 4th Corps - Brig. Gen. Charles Cruft.
Geary's Division, 12th . . . — — Map (db m46556) HM
On Chickamauga Avenue (U.S. 27) at West Crest Road, on the right when traveling north on Chickamauga Avenue.
[Front Side]
May this shaft register alike
the sacrifice of our fallen brothers
and our purpose
to perpetuate their memory
by citizenship worthy
of the heritage they left us,
a re-united and glorious union.
[Left Side, . . . — — Map (db m81666) HM
On Chickamauga Avenue east of McFarland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Ireland's Brigade
Geary's Division - Slocum's Corps.
Colonel David Ireland
November 25, 1863, 4 P.M.
60th New York - Colonel Abel Godard
78th New York - Lieutenant Colonel Herbert von Hammerstein
102nd New York - . . . — — Map (db m105594) HM
On Spring Street just south of East Lake Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
This comfortable two-story log house was the home of Cherokee Chief John Ross from boyhood until he went west over the "Trail of Tears," losing his Indian wife enroute. Although only one-eighth Indian himself, Ross was the elected "Principal Chief" . . . — — Map (db m12673) HM
On McFarland Avenue north of Mission Ridge Road, on the left when traveling north.
By nightfall on Sunday, September 20, 1863, more
than two-thirds of the surviving Federal “Army of the
Cumberland” had retreated from the Chickamauga
battlefield through this narrow gap in Missionary
Ridge. One of the Federal army's . . . — — Map (db m142875) HM
On Chickamauga Ave (U.S. 27), on the left when traveling south.
The first vehicular and postal route of Georgia to Rossville was the Federal Road across the Cherokee Nation. Beginning on the southeast Indian boundary in the direction of Athens, Georgia, the thoroughfare led this way toward Nashville via Tate, . . . — — Map (db m12676) HM
On Chickamauga Avenue (U.S. 27) at West Crest Road, on the right when traveling north on Chickamauga Avenue.
A major objective of General Braxton Bragg's Confederate Army of Tennessee during the Chickamauga Campaign was to block the Federal Army from Chattanooga. Similarly, General William Rosecrans' Federal Army of the Cumberland made every effort to keep . . . — — Map (db m67740) HM
On McFarland Avenue at Rossville Blvd (U.S. 27), on the left when traveling north on McFarland Avenue.
In Memoriam Rossville High Alumni who gave their lives in the service of their country. Marion E. Patrick May 6, 1967 Eddie Holland Jan. 5, 1968 Dennis Melton June 6, 1968 — — Map (db m47085) HM
On Rossville Blvd (U.S. 27) at McFarland Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Rossville Blvd.
Dedicated to the glory of God in memory of the sons and daughters of this community who laid down their lives in defense of their country Dedicated May 30, 1968 — — Map (db m47084) HM
On Spring Street south of East Lake Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
At the time of the Civil War the community of Rossville, Georgia consisted of no more than a half dozen buildings. The most conspicuous of these structures was a two-story log dwelling built in 1797 by John McDonald, maternal grandfather of John . . . — — Map (db m130173) HM
On McFarland Avenue north of Battlefield Parkway (Georgia Route 2), on the left when traveling north.
Mr. Xzanders Gordon McFarland of Walker County (Rossville Georgia) was a slave holder. So when the Civil War took his two oldest sons into the army, he gathered his slaves, his four teenage daughters and his stock and went to South Georgia for . . . — — Map (db m238820) HM
Near Resaca Lafayette Road NW (Georgia Route 136) 4.1 miles north of Connector Route 136 Connector Road, on the right when traveling north.
By early May 1864, after wintering around
Dalton, Georgia, Confederate General Joseph E.
Johnston's approximately 50,000-man “Army of
Tennessee” was prepared for
battle on Rocky Face Ridge.
One of Johnston's defensive
necessities . . . — — Map (db m142898) HM
On West Armuchee Road at Manning Mill Road on West Armuchee Road.
Confederate Major General John Bell Hood was brought to this house to recuperate following the amputation of his right leg due to a wound received on September 20, 1863 at the Battle of Chickamauga. Colonel Francis (Frank) Little, 11th Georgia . . . — — Map (db m12005) HM
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