4th Michigan Cavalry

Historical marker location:

Ringgold, Georgia

( Marker is on Reed's Bridge Road, 0.6 miles east of Jay's Mill Road, on the left when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1895

Minty's Brigade. Crook'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.