Historical Marker

15th Georgia Infantry (marker-76214)

Fort Oglethorpe · Catoosa County · Erected 1898

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Marks the 15th Georgia Infantry, part of Benning's Brigade, Hood's Division of Longstreet's Confederate wing, which on September 20, 1863 charged across the Dyer field, helping break the Union line at Chickamauga.

About this site

15th Georgia Infantry is a historical marker in Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa County, erected in 1898. It is one of 114 historical markers documented in Catoosa County, among 143 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.9213, -85.2632 near Fort Oglethorpe. The nearest cataloged historic site is 20th Georgia Infantry (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Benning's Brigade, 17th Georgia Infantry, and Havis' Georgia Battery.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

Also at or near Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa County

“15th Georgia Infantry” names 2 distinct records in Catoosa County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1898 in Fort Oglethorpe. The others:

📍 34.9213, -85.2632 · Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa County
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