Historical Marker

Lafayette Road

Fort Oglethorpe · Catoosa County

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The Story

This road was the Union lifeline back to Chattanooga and the axis of the Battle of Chickamauga; both armies formed roughly parallel to it as fighting raged on September 19-20, 1863.

About this site

Lafayette Road is a historical marker in Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa County. 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 34.9472, -85.2587 near Fort Oglethorpe. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia (historical marker), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include 1st Georgia Cavalry, 6th Georgia Cavalry, and 10th Confederate Georgia Cavalry.

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

📍 34.9472, -85.2587 · Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa County

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