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Col. John H. Kelly's brigade, Preston's Division of Buckner's Corps, advanced from Brotherton's late on September 20, 1863, charging Snodgrass Hill with Trigg's brigade and helping capture much of several trapped Union regiments.
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Kelly's Brigade
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About this site
Kelly'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 34.9261, -85.2712 near Fort Oglethorpe. The nearest cataloged historic site is Trigg's Brigade (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Kelly's Brigade., York's Georgia Battery, 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.
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