84th Illinois Infantry Monument - Chickamauga National Battlefield
Posted by: Lat34North
N 34° 55.085 W 085° 15.395
16S E 659256 N 3865346
This Monument to the 84th Illinois Infantry Regiment is located along a wooded path, north of Brothenton Rd and east of Lafayette Rd in the Chickamauga National Battlefield. It marks their location on Sat., September 19, 1863, from 1 until 4 pm.
Waymark Code: WMEDDQ
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 05/11/2012
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This monument is dedicated to the
84th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry and is in recognition of their service during the
Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. The 84th Illinois Infantry was organized at Quincy, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on September 1, 1862.
It marks their location on Saturday, September 19, 1863, from 1 pm until 4 p.m. The commander of the 84th Illinois was Colonel Louis H. Waters.
Text on the front of the marker:
Illinois
84th Infantry
3rd Brigade – Grose
2nd Division – Palmer
21st Army Corps – Crittenden
Text on the rear of the marker:
Commanded by
Col – Louis H. Waters
Sept. 19 – 1863
1 P.M. to 4 P.M.
Loss 105
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
MT-700(see note) |
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LCS ID: |
008912 |
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" high rock-faced monument consisting of rectangular granite block with an inscribed polished front on granite base. The tops of both pieces are beveled. Marks unit's position on Sept. 20, 1863, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Note: Monument reads Sept 19, not 20.
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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Substructure
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Limestone
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3.
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Superstructure
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Bronze
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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
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NRHP
2. Wikipedia -
Battle of Chickamauga
3. The Civil War Home -
The Chickamauga Campaign - Union Order of Battle
4. Wikipedia -
84th 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.