Georgia 1st Battalions, Sharpshooters - Chickamauga National Battlefield - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

This monument to the Georgia 1st Battallion, Sharpshooters, is in recognition of their service during the Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863.

Text on monument:

C.S.A.
Georgia 1st Battallion
Sharpshooters
Maj. Arthur Shaaff
Wilson’s Brigade
Walker’s Division
8:30 A. M. Sept. 19, 1863


Infantry

Wilson's Brigade consisted of the 25th Georgia, 29th Georgia, 30th Georgia, 1st Georgia Battalion Sharpshooters and the 4th Louisiana Battalion during the Chickamauga campaign. A line of markers nearby shows the locations of each regiment at 8:30 A. M. on Sept. 19, 1863.

For more information on the Battle of Chickamauga:
Civil War Historic Markers Across Georgia - Battle of Chickamauga
Wikipedia - Battle of Chickamauga

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