Historical Marker

Havis' Georgia Battery

Fort Oglethorpe · Catoosa County · Erected 1898

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Captain M.W. Havis's Georgia battery came into action on September 20, 1863, firing on Union troops falling back toward Snodgrass Hill at Chickamauga.

About this site

Havis' Georgia Battery 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 34.9211, -85.2617 near Fort Oglethorpe. The nearest cataloged historic site is 2nd Georgia Infantry (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include 17th Georgia Infantry, Massenburg's Georgia Battery, and Brown's Brigade.

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

📍 34.9211, -85.2617 · Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa County

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