Historical Marker

The Army of Tennessee

LaFayette · Walker County · Erected 1957

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The Story

After abandoning Chattanooga, General Braxton Bragg concentrated his Confederate Army of Tennessee around LaFayette in early September 1863, maneuvering against Rosecrans's scattered Federal columns before the bloody Battle of Chickamauga.

About this site

The Army of Tennessee is a historical marker in LaFayette, Walker County, erected in 1957. 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 34.7087, -85.2810 near LaFayette. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Battle of LaFayette (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Walker County, General LaFayette, and Chattooga Academy.

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

📍 34.7087, -85.2810 · LaFayette, Walker County

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Historical Marker

The Battle of LaFayette

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