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Captain Evan P. Howell's Georgia battery served in the Confederate Army of Tennessee at Chickamauga and was noted for its service through the later Atlanta Campaign.
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Howell's Georgia Battery (1898)
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About this site
Howell's 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 34.9358, -85.2540 near Fort Oglethorpe. The nearest cataloged historic site is 46th Georgia Infantry (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include 25th Georgia Infantry, 29th Georgia Infantry, and 30th 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
“Howell's Georgia Battery” 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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