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Honors the 1st Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters under Major Arthur Shaaff, which fought at Chickamauga in Wilson's Brigade of Walker's Confederate Reserve Corps during the September 1863 battle.
Historical Marker
1st Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters (marker-99154)
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About this site
1st Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters 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 34.9268, -85.2354 near Fort Oglethorpe. The nearest cataloged historic site is 30th Georgia Infantry (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include 29th Georgia Infantry, Wilson's Brigade, and 25th 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
“1st Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters” 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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