George State Monument, a War Memorial

George State Monument, a War Memorial (HM2A1U)

Location: Chickamauga, GA 30707 Catoosa County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 55.253', W 85° 15.621'

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Inscription
Text on the west side of the monument, bottom tablet:

To The Lasting Memory Of All Her Sons
Who Fought On This Field - Those Who Fought and Lived and Those
Who Fought and Died, Those Who gave Much and Those Who
Gave All
Georgia
Erects This Monument.


Text on the west side of the monument, top tablet:

Infantry
1st Georgia Confederate, 2nd Battalion, Major James Clark Gordon
2nd Georgia Confederate, Lieutenant Colonel William S. Shepherd, Major W.W. Charlton
5th Georgia Confederate, Colonel Charles P. Daniel
8th Georgia Confederate, Lieutenant Colonel Leroy Napier (Batt.) Major Z.L. Watters
15th Georgia Confederate, Colonel Dudley M. Dubose, Major J.P. Shannon
17th Georgia Confederate, Lieutenant Colonel Charles W. Matthews
20th Georgia Confederate, Colonel J.D. Waddell
25th Georgia Confederate, Lieutenant Colonel A.J. Williams
29th Georgia Confederate, Colonel W.J. Young, Lieutenant Colonel W.D. Mitchell, Lieutenant Colonel George R. McRae
30th Georgia Confederate, Colonel Thomas W. Mangham, Lieutenant Colonel James S. Boynton
37th Georgia Confederate, Colonel A.F. Rudler, Lieutenant Colonel Joseph T. Smith
46th Georgia Confederate, Colonel Peyton H. Colquitt,



Major A.M. Speer
47th Georgia Confederate, Captain William S. Phillips, Captain Joseph S. Cone
65th Georgia Confederate, Colonel R.H. Moore

Sharpshooters
1st Georgia Battalion, Major Arthur Shaff
2nd Georgia Battalion, Major Richard H. Whiteley
4th Georgia Battalion, Major T.D. Caswell, Captain B.M. Turner, Lieutenant Joel Towers


Text on the tablet on the northeast side of the monument.

General Officers, Brigade Commanders
and
Staff Officers of Georgia Commands.
Lieutenant General James Longstreet
Major General W.H.T. Walker
Major General Joseph Wheeler
Brigadier General Henry L. Benning
Brigadier General John K. Jackson
Brigadier General Marcellus A. Stovall
Colonel Peyton H. Colquitt
Colonel C.C. Crews
Colonel Claudius C. Wilson
____________________

Longstreet's Corps
Lieutenant Colonel G. Moxley Sorrel, A, A-General
Walker's Corps
Captain Joseph B. Cumming, A. A-General
Wheeler's Corps
Colonel Hugh M. King, A. A-General
Benning's Brigade
Captain Herman H. Perry, A. A. & I. General
Captain Seaborn Jones Benning, A. A-General
Stovall's Brigade
Captain J.P.C. Whitehead, Jr., A.A-General.


Text



on the tablet on the southeast side of the monument.


Artillery
9th Georgia Battalion Artillery, Major A. Leyden
T. H. Dawson Georgia Battery, Lieutenant R.W. Anderson
Howells Georgia Battery, Captain Evan P. Howell
Havis Georgia Battery, Captain M.W. Havis
Massenbergs Georgia Battery, Captain T.L. Massenberg
Peeples Georgia Battery, Captain Tyler M. Peeples
Scogins Georgia Battery, Captain John Scogins
Wolihins Georgia Battery, Captain Andrew M. Wolihin
Yorks Georgia Battery, Lieutenant w.S. Everett

Cavalry
1st Georgia, Colonel J.J. Morrison
2nd Georgia, Lieutenant Colonel F.M. Ison
3rd Georgia, Colonel R. Thompson
4th Georgia, Colonel Isaac W. Avery
6th Georgia, Colonel John R. Hart
3rd Confederate (Georgia Companies), "A," "E," "f"
8th Confederate (Georgia Companies), "K" Colonel John S. Prather
10th Confederate (Georgia Companies), "F," "G," "H," "I," "K" Colonel C.T. Goode
Details
HM NumberHM2A1U
Tags
Year Placed1899
Placed ByThe State of Georgia
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, August 6th, 2018 at 4:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 658907 N 3865650
Decimal Degrees34.92088333, -85.26035000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 55.253', W 85° 15.621'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 55' 15.18" N, 85° 15' 37.26" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)706
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Lafayette Rd, Chickamauga GA 30707, US
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