Historical Marker
Hilton School
Historical marker location:
Blakely, Georgia
( Marker is at the intersection of Columbia Hghway (Georgia Route 62) and Martin Road (County Route 25), on the right when traveling west on Columbia Hghway.)
Marker installed: 1994
The largest land battle of the Civil War, the Battle of Chickamauga, took place in Georgia in 1863. Over 34,000 Union and Confederate soldiers were killed, wounded, or missing in the battle.