1st Georgia Cavalry (marker-59228)

Honors the 1st Georgia Cavalry, which at Chickamauga served in Davidson's Brigade of Pegram's Division, Forrest's Confederate cavalry, helping open the fighting near Jay's Mill on September 19, 1863.

1st Georgia Cavalry 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 34.9526, -85.2601 near Fort Oglethorpe. The nearest cataloged historic site is 6th Georgia Cavalry (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include 10th Confederate Georgia Cavalry, Lafayette Road, and Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.

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