Historical Marker

Dawson's Georgia Battery

Fort Oglethorpe · Catoosa County · Erected 1890

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The Story

This Confederate light battery, Dawson's Georgia Artillery, served in the Army of Tennessee's artillery at the Battle of Chickamauga in September 1863.

About this site

Dawson's Georgia Battery 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 34.9200, -85.2579 near Fort Oglethorpe. The nearest cataloged historic site is Brown's Brigade (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Brown's Brigade, Bate's Brigade, and 4th 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.

📍 34.9200, -85.2579 · Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa County

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