Pennsylvania's Ninth "Lochiel" Veteran Cavalry Monument - Chickamauga National Battlefield - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

This monument to the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment is in recognition of their service during the Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. The regiment was organized August 29, 1861, at Camp Cameron near Harrisburg. This is the only marker to the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry on the battlefield.






Description from SIRIS:
"A bronze bas-relief plaque depicting a cavalry soldier preparing to mount his horse, set on front of peaked granite marker. On the rear of the marker is a square State of Pennsylvania seal. The marker is mounted upon a rough-cut, two-block base."

A second bronze plaque on the rear of the marker, below the State of Pennsylvania seal, describes the actions of the regiment during the campaign.

Text on the front of the marker

Pennsylvania’s
9th “Lochiel” Veteran Cavalry
1st Brigade 1st Cavalry Division
Army of the Cumberland

Text on the rear of the marker

The Ninth Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Cavalry
Lieutenant Colonel Roswell M. Russell, Commanding
Held the upper fords of the Chickamauga on the 19th and 20th of September 1863.
On the right of the line of battle in the vicinity of crawfish Springs until 3 o’clock P.M. of
the 20th then it was ordered held on the old Chattanooga Road to find and open communications with
General Sheridan. The regiment left the battlefield about sunset, September 20th
its rear guard repulse an attack of Calvary while covering the force falling back on that line.
It entered Chattanooga on the morning of the 22nd, taking a position in advance
of the entrenchments then being thrown up.
It forded the Tennessee River about 5 O’clock P.M.
under fire of the enemy's batteries on Missionary Ridge.
and went into camp opposite the city.

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From the NRHP nomination form:

	Structure Number:	MT-1045
	LCS ID:	003143

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Historical Significance:

	National Register Status:	Entered - Documented
	National Register Date:	11/24/1998
	National Historic Landmark?:	No
	Significance Level:	Contributing
	Short Significance Description:	The marker contributes to the national 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

7' x 4' x 12' monument features 2-piece rock-faced base and smooth-faced vertical shaft with unit designation in pedestal and bronze relief panel of cavalryman tending to horse; peaked top.

Long Physical Description

Monument located within the Chickamauga Battlefield near the Wilder Brigade Monument, map site #236.

monument has been moved twice. First in 1966, in advance of a highway project that never happened, the monument was moved 135 feet. Then in 2002, the monument was returned to its original location

Material(s)

Structural Component(s) Material(s) 1.  Superstructure Granite 2.  Superstructure Bronze 3.  Substructure Limestone

Construction Period:	Historic
Chronology:	Physical Event Begin Year Begin Year AD/BC End Year End Year AD/BC Designer Designer Occupation 1.  Built 1894 AD     Moynihan, Fred Sculptor 2.  Moved 1966 AD         3.  Moved 2002 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
2. Wikipedia - 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment

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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.

TITLE: Pennsylvania's Ninth "Lochiel" Veteran Cavalry Monument ARTIST(S): Moynihan, Frederick, 1843-1910, sculptor. DATE: 1894 MEDIUM: Marker: granite or marble; Relief plaque: bronze; Seal: bronze. CONTROL NUMBER: IAS GA000688 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: located on Genn-Viniard / Vittetoe Chickamauga Road near driving tour stop 6, Chickamauga National Battlefield Park. DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: A second bronze plaque on the rear of the marker, below the State of Pennsylvania seal, describes the actions of the regiment during the campaign.

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