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At Dug Gap on May 8, 1864, Geary's Union 20th Corps division scaled Rocky Face Ridge against a thin line of Arkansas infantry and dismounted Kentucky cavalry, who hurled back the attack as a diversion covering Sherman's wider flanking march.
Battle of Dug Gap is a historical marker in Dalton, Whitfield County, erected in 2019. It is one of 64 historical markers documented in Whitfield County, among 106 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.7426, -85.0153 near Dalton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dug Gap (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Ascent to Dug Gap, Dug Gap, and Babb's Settlement.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Battle of Dug Gap” names 2 distinct records in Whitfield County. This page is the historical marker erected in 2019 in Dalton. The others:
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