22nd Michigan Infantry

Historical marker location:

Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia

( Marker can be reached from Vittetoe Road west of Vittetoe-Chickamauga Road when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1895

1st Brigade - 1st Division. Reserve 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.