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Commanded by Colonel John R. Hart, the 6th Georgia Cavalry fought in Pegram's (Davidson's) brigade of Forrest's corps, screening the Confederate right and skirmishing heavily on September 19, 1863.
Historical Marker
6th Georgia Cavalry (1898)
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About this site
6th 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 34.9532, -85.2602 near Fort Oglethorpe. The nearest cataloged historic site is 10th Confederate Georgia Cavalry (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include 1st 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.
Also at or near Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa County
“6th Georgia Cavalry” 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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