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At midday on September 20, 1863, a single gun of York's Georgia Battery was run forward to this knoll to fire through Vittetoe Gap at Union artillery and wagons fleeing the Chickamauga battlefield.
Historical Marker
York's Georgia Battery (marker-125051)
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About this site
York's Georgia Battery 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 34.9213, -85.2741 near Fort Oglethorpe. The nearest cataloged historic site is York's Georgia Battery. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Johnson's Brigade, York's (Georgia) Battery, and Battery E, 9th Georgia Artillery Battalion.
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 Fort Oglethorpe, Walker County
“York's Georgia Battery” names 2 distinct records in Walker County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1890 in Fort Oglethorpe. The others:
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Historical Marker
York's Georgia Battery.
Fort Oglethorpe · 1890
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Johnson's Brigade
Fort Oglethorpe · 1890
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York's (Georgia) Battery
Fort Oglethorpe · 1890
Historical Marker
Battery E, 9th Georgia Artillery Battalion
Fort Oglethorpe · 1898
Historical Marker
Johnson's Brigade
Fort Oglethorpe · 1890
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Dyer Cemetery
Chickamauga
Historical Marker
Johnson's Brigade
Fort Oglethorpe · 1890
Historical Marker
Trigg's Brigade
Fort Oglethorpe · 1890