T. H. Dawson's Georgia Battery Marker - Chickamauga National Battlefield
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This Monument to the T. H. Dawson's Georgia Battery 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 Sunday, September 20, 1863 at 11:30 am.
Waymark Code: WMEJFZ
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 06/04/2012
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This monument is dedicated to T. H. Dawson's Georgia Battery, in recognition of their service during the
Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. It marks their location on Sunday, September 20, 1863, at 11:30 am. The battery was commanded by Lt. R. W. Anderson and had 2 Napoleons and 2 12 pounder Howitzers.
Text on the front of the marker:
CSA
Georgia
T. H. Dawson's Georgia Battery
Lt. R. W. Anderson
Brown’s Brigade
Stewart’s Division
11:30 A.M. Sept. 20, 1863
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
MT-1256(see note) |
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LCS ID: |
008862 |
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 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
A rock-faced, peaked-top granite slab, 4'6" wide x 6' high x 1'8" thick, that carries an inscription, with crossed cannon barrels carved in relief above it. Marks unit's position on September 20, 1863, at 11:30 a.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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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
1. 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.