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Confederate Brig. Gen. William B. Bate led this brigade of Stewart's Division at Chickamauga; on September 20, 1863 it charged across the Lafayette Road, with Bate's horse killed beneath him.
Historical Marker
Bates Brigade
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About this site
Bates Brigade is a historical marker in Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa County, erected in 1890. 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 34.9237, -85.2599 near Fort Oglethorpe. The nearest cataloged historic site is 37th Georgia Infantry (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Georgia 4th Battalion Sharpshooters, Brown's Brigade, and Georgia State Monument.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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