Historical Marker

The Whitman House

Ringgold · Catoosa County · Erected 1955

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The Story

This handmade-brick house, built about 1863 by merchant William Whitman, served as headquarters for Union generals after the Battle of Ringgold Gap and is said to be the only Georgia home in which Ulysses S. Grant stayed.

About this site

The Whitman House is a historical marker in Ringgold, Catoosa County, erected in 1955. 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 34.9179, -85.1088 near Ringgold. The nearest cataloged historic site is Whitman-Anderson House (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Ringgold Commercial Historic District, Catoosa County, and Flame of Freedom.

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

📍 34.9179, -85.1088 · Ringgold, Catoosa County

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