26th Tennessee Infantry Regiment Marker - Chickamauga National Battlefield
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This marker dedicated to the 26th Tennessee Infantry is on a wooded path, on the west side of Layfette Rd, near Poe Rd. in the Chickamauga National Battlefield. It indicates the position of the 26th at 11:30 a.m. on September 20, 1963.
Waymark Code: WME2Q0
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 03/26/2012
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This marker made of smooth-faced Tennessee gray marble is dedicated to
26th Tennessee Infantry and is in recognition of their service during the
Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. The battalion was organized on September 6, 1861. This is the only marker to 26th Tennessee Infantry Regiment on the battlefield. It marks their location at 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 20, 1863.
26th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
Text:
Tennessee
26th Regt. Infty.
Brown’s Brigade.
Stewart’s Div.
11:30 A.M. Sept. 20, 1863
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
MT-1400 |
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LCS ID: |
003192 |
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
1'6" wide x 1' deep x 3' high, the marker is a rectangular block of smooth-faced Tennessee gray marble inscribed on the front. Marks the unit's position on September 20, 1863, at 11:30 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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Marble
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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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My Sources
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NRHP
2. Wikipedia -
Battle of Chickamauga
3. The Civil War Home -
The Chickamauga Campaign - Confederate Order of Battle
4. TNGenWeb -
26th Tennessee 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.