Gracie's Brigade

Gracie's Brigade (HM1N9L)

Location: Chickamauga, GA 30707 Catoosa County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 55.202', W 85° 15.658'

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Preston's Division.

— Buckner's Corps. —

Gracie's Brigade.
Preston's Division - Buckner's Corps.
Brigadier General Archibald Gracie, Jr.
September 20, 1863, 4 p.m., 1st Position
43d Alabama - Colonel Young M. Moody.
1st Alabama Battalion - Lieutenant Colonel John H. Holt.
2d Alabama Battalion - Lieutenant Colonel Bolling Hall, Jr.
3d Alabama Battalion - Lieutenant Colonel John W.A. Sanford.
4th Alabama Battalion - Major John D. McLennan.
63d Tennessee - Lieutenant Colonel Abraham Fulkerson.


Between 3 and 4 o'clock the Brigade having been brought from the vicinity of Hall's Ford was formed on this ground across the LaFayette road facing north with Kelly's Brigade in a second line and Trigg's at Brotherton's supporting Williams' Artillery. In this position Gracie's Command was subjected to a heavy artillery fire from Union batteries in the Kelly field. At 4 p.m. the Brigade was dispatched to Snodgrass Hill to the assistance of Kershaw's Brigade which had been assaulting that position since 1:30 p.m.
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HM NumberHM1N9L
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Marker Number1155
Placed ByChickamauga-Chattanooga National Battlefield Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, August 25th, 2015 at 5:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)31N E 166021 N 0
Decimal Degrees34.92003333, -85.26096667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 55.202', W 85° 15.658'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 55' 12.12" N, 85° 15' 39.48" W
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Area Code(s)706
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near Lafayette Rd, Chickamauga GA 30707, US
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