Humphreys' Brigade

Historical marker location:

Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia

( Marker is on Brotherton Road east of LaFayette Road, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1890

McLaw's Division. Longstreet's Corps.

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.