Kelly’s Brigade

Col. John H. Kelly's Confederate brigade in Preston's Division fought at Chickamauga, where his performance earned a promotion to brigadier general at age twenty-three soon after the battle.

Kelly’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 34.8971, -85.2513 near Fort Oglethorpe. The nearest cataloged historic site is Preston’s Division (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Jeffress’ Virginia Battery, 65th Georgia Infantry, and Trigg’s Brigade.

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