5th Georgia Infantry (marker-98966)

Commanded by Colonel Charles P. Daniel, the 5th Georgia fought in John K. Jackson's brigade of Cheatham's division, suffering some of Chickamauga's heaviest regimental losses, September 19-20, 1863.

5th Georgia Infantry is a historical marker in Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa County, erected in 1899. 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 34.9339, -85.2546 near Fort Oglethorpe. The nearest cataloged historic site is 24th South Carolina Infantry (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include 1st Confederate Georgia, 2nd Battalion Infantry, Walker's Division, and 2d Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters.

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