49th Ohio Infantry

Historical marker location:

Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia

( Memorial is on Brotherton Road east of Alexander Bridge Road, on the left when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1894

Willich's Brigade. Johnson's Division.

The first gold rush in America happened in Georgia in 1828, when gold was discovered in the northwestern part of the state. This discovery led to the creation of the Dahlonega Mint, which produced gold coins until the outbreak of the Civil War.