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Marks the 17th Georgia Infantry of Benning's Brigade, Hood's Division; it joined the September 20, 1863 Confederate assault that shattered the Union right at Chickamauga.
Historical Marker
17th Georgia Infantry (marker-102172)
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About this site
17th 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 34.9050, -85.2614 near Fort Oglethorpe. The nearest cataloged historic site is Benning's Brigade (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include 20th Georgia Infantry, 2nd Georgia Infantry, and 15th Georgia Infantry.
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
“17th Georgia Infantry” names 2 distinct records in Catoosa County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1898 in Fort Oglethorpe. The others:
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