Historical Marker
De Soto Trail
Historical marker location:
103 North Broad Street, Abbeville, Georgia
( Marker is at the intersection of North Broad Street (U.S. 129) and East Main Street (U.S. 280), on the left when traveling south on North Broad Street.)
Marker installed: 1940
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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.