Col. John Fulton's Tennessee brigade, of Bushrod Johnson's Division. After sundown on September 20, 1863, it followed the Union withdrawal from Snodgrass Hill before returning to bivouac near the crest it had fought for.
Johnson's Brigade (marker-137572)
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Johnson's Brigade is a historical marker in Fort Oglethorpe, Walker County, erected in 1890. 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 34.9246, -85.2751 near Fort Oglethorpe. The nearest cataloged historic site is Battery E, 9th Georgia Artillery Battalion (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include York's (Georgia) Battery, Johnson's Brigade, and Johnson's Brigade.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Johnson's Brigade” names 3 distinct records in Walker County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1890 in Fort Oglethorpe. The others:
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