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Brig. Gen. Henry L. Benning's Georgia brigade of Hood's Division helped exploit the Confederate breakthrough at Chickamauga on September 20, 1863, assaulting the Union line toward Snodgrass Hill.
Historical Marker
Benning's Brigade (marker-102180)
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About this site
Benning's 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 34.9049, -85.2613 near Fort Oglethorpe. The nearest cataloged historic site is 17th Georgia Infantry (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include 20th Georgia Infantry, 2nd Georgia Infantry, and 15th 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
“Benning's Brigade” names 3 distinct records in Catoosa County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1890 in Fort Oglethorpe. The others:
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