27th Illinois Infantry - Chickamauga National Battlefield
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N 34° 54.134 W 085° 15.632
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This monument to the 27th Illinois Infantry is located in Viniard’s Field on LaFayette Rd at Viniard-Alexander Rd in the Chickamauga National Battlefield Park.
Waymark Code: WMDNQ7
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 02/06/2012
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This marker is dedicated to the
27th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry , is in recognition of their service during the
Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. The 27th Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on August 10, 1861. This monument marks their position from 4 P.M. on the 19th to 4 A. M. on the 20th, 1863.
Text on the front of the monument:
Illinois
27th Infantry
3rd Brigade – Bradley
3rd Division - Sheridan
20th Army Corps – McCook
Text on the rear of the monument:
Commanded by
Col. Jonathan R. Miles
Sept 19 – 1863
4 P.M. 19th to 4 A. M. 20th
Loss 91
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
MT-678(see note) |
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LCS ID: |
008899 |
Historical Significance:
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National Register Status:
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Entered - Documented
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National Register Date:
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07/25/1986
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National Historic Landmark?: |
No
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Significance Level:
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Contributing
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Short Significance Description:
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Marker contributes to national significance of park under NR Criterion A because it represents the national movement among veterans & related groups to commemorate Civil War battlefields. This was the first U.S. national military park.
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Short Physical Description
7'6" x 4'4" x 4'6" rock-faced monument consisting of rectangular granite block with an inscribed polished front on a 1'6" high granite base. The tops of both pieces are beveled. Marks unit's position from 9/19 at 4:00 p.m. to 9/20/63 at 4:00 p.m.
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Structural Component(s)
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Material(s)
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1.
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Superstructure
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Granite
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Superstructure
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Bronze
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Substructure
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Limestone
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Construction Period:
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Historic
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Chronology:
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Physical Event
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Begin Year
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Begin Year AD/BC
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End Year
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End Year AD/BC
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Designer
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Designer Occupation
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1.
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Built
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1899
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AD
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My Sources
1. NRHP
2. Wikipedia - Battle of Chickamauga
3. The Civil War Home - The Chickamauga Campaign - Union Order of Battle
4. Wikipedia - 27th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Note
Trailhead Graphics, Inc. has produced a map of the Chickamauga Battlefield showing the locations of all of the monuments and the markers on the battlefield. Each location on the map has a number associated with it that cross-references to an index on the back of the map that has the name of the marker (called the Chick-Chatt NMP monument numbering system). This number corresponds to the structure Number listed on the NPS List of Classified Structures that is normally prefixed with the letters MT for the Chickamauga Battlefield.