3rd Georgia Cavalry Marker - Chickamauga, GA
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N 34° 53.003 W 085° 16.096
16S E 658255 N 3861478
This marker to 3rd Georgia Cavalry is located on Lee and Gordon Mill Circle in Chickamauga, GA. This marker is outside of the Chickamauga National Military Park.
Waymark Code: WMDXN5
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 03/07/2012
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This marker is dedicated to 3rd Georgia Cavalry and is in recognition of their service during the
Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. This is one of two markers to 3rd Georgia Cavalry on (or near)the battlefield. It marks their location at 3 P.M. on Sept. 20, 1863.
Cavalry
Text:
C.S.A.
Georgia
3d Cavalry
Col. R. Thompson
Crew’s Brigade
Wharton’s Division
3 P.M. Sept. 20, 1863
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
MT-1281 |
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LCS ID: |
008885 |
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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Monument contributes to nat'l significance of the park under NR Criterion A because it represents the national movement among veterans to commemorate Civil War battlefields. This was the first U.S. national military park.
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Short Physical Description
rock-faced, peaked-top granite slab, 4'6" wide x 6' high x 1'8" thick, that carries an inscription, with a horseshoe carved in relief above it. Marks unit's position on September 20, 1863, at 3:00 p.m.
Material(s)
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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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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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1898
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AD
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1899
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AD
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My Sources
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NRHP
2. Wikipedia -
Battle of Chickamauga
3. The Civil War Home -
The Chickamauga Campaign - Confederate Order of Battle
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. This marker is not on the map since it is outside the park.