Historical Marker

The Battle of Ringgold Gap

Ringgold · Catoosa County

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The Story

Recounts the Confederate rearguard victory of November 27, 1863, when Cleburne's division ambushed Hooker's advancing Federals at the gap, protecting the Army of Tennessee's retreat from Chattanooga into Georgia.

About this site

The Battle of Ringgold Gap is a historical marker in Ringgold, 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 34.9096, -85.1029 near Ringgold. The nearest cataloged historic site is Confederate General Patrick Cleburne's Emancipation Proposal (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Ringgold Gap, Ringgold Gap, and The Great Locomotive Chase.

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

📍 34.9096, -85.1029 · Ringgold, Catoosa County

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Historical Marker

Confederate General Patrick Cleburne's Emancipation Proposal

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