Johnson's Brigade (marker-126034)

Brig. Gen. Bushrod Johnson's Confederate division spearheaded Longstreet's September 20, 1863 assault that smashed through a gap in the Union line at Chickamauga, a decisive blow in the Confederate victory.

Johnson'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 34.9085, -85.2520 near Fort Oglethorpe. The nearest cataloged historic site is York's Georgia Battery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Battery E, 9th Georgia Artillery Battalion, Bennings's Brigade, and Peeple's Georgia Battery.

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