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The 3rd Georgia Cavalry, in Crews' brigade of Wharton's division under Wheeler, fought dismounted and mounted on the army's flanks across the Chickamauga fighting of Sept. 18-20, 1863.
Historical Marker
3rd Georgia Cavalry (marker-77507)
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About this site
3rd Georgia Cavalry is a historical marker in Chickamauga, Walker County, erected in 1898. It is one of 72 historical markers documented in Walker County, among 163 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.8714, -85.2923 near Chickamauga. The nearest cataloged historic site is 2nd Georgia Cavalry (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include 4th Georgia Cavalry, Gordon-Lee House, and 3rd 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.
Also at or near Chickamauga, Walker County
“3rd Georgia Cavalry” names 2 distinct records in Walker County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1898 in Chickamauga. The others:
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