Peyton H. Colquit Memorial Shell Monument

Shell-pyramid memorial to Col. Peyton H. Colquitt of the 46th Georgia, who fell mortally wounded September 20, 1863, while commanding Gist's brigade in Walker's Reserve Corps at Chickamauga.

Peyton H. Colquit Memorial Shell Monument is a historical marker in Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa County, erected in 1893. 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 34.9339, -85.2541 near Fort Oglethorpe. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gist's Brigade (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Walker's Division, 24th South Carolina Infantry, and 5th Georgia Infantry.

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