Historical Marker

Trigg's Brigade

Fort Oglethorpe · Catoosa County · Erected 1890

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Marks the Chickamauga position of Robert Trigg's brigade in Preston's Division, which joined the climactic September 20, 1863 assaults against the Union line on Horseshoe Ridge.

About this site

Trigg'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 34.9169, -85.2609 near Fort Oglethorpe. The nearest cataloged historic site is Johnson's Brigade (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Johnson's Brigade, Bate's Brigade, and Bate's Brigade.

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

📍 34.9169, -85.2609 · Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa County

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