39th Indiana Mounted Infantry Regiment Monument - Chickamauga National Battlefield - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

This marker to the 39th Indiana Mounted Infantry Regiment is in recognition of their service during the Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. The 39th Indiana Infantry was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana and mustered in for a three year enlistment on August 29, 1861.






Text on the front of the marker:

39th Regt Indiana Mounted Infty.
1st Brigade – Willich, 2nd Div – Johnson,
20th Corps – McCook.

Text on the rear of the marker:

Indiana Tribute
To her
Thirty-ninth Regiment Mounted Infantry.
(Afterwards Eighth Indiana Cavalry)
Colonel Thomas J. Harrison.
First Brigade (Willich)
Second Division (Johnson)
Twentieth Corps (McCook)

September 19th, 1863, marched from McLemore’s Cove to Crawfish Springs conveying trains and engaged with a portion of Wheeler’s Calvary, from dusk until midnight carried 1000 canteens of water from crawfish Springs to suffering soldiers on the battlefield.

September 20th, 1863, armed with Spencer rifles took position early, dismounted, on the line on ridge near Widow Glenn’s, west of Crawfish Springs Road. About 11:45 A.M., with the line, charged upon the enemy here, completely clearing its front. The enemy gave way in disorder, losing beside his killed and wounded about 200 by capture. After holding this position until about 1 o’clock P.M., and no enemy being in its immediate front, the regiment retired leisurely to Chattanooga Valley Road, and thence escorted trains to Chattanooga.

Casualties: three commissioned officers wounded, five enlisted men killed and thirty-two wounded; total forty.

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From the NRHP nomination form:

	Structure Number:	MT-806
	LCS ID:	008820

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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

8' x 7' x 13' high, this rock-faced monument has a stepped base with an inscription on top step. Inset panel in shaft contains relief carving of crossed rifle & saber with laurel wreath; state seal is above. Pyramidal roof with stone eagle on top.

Material(s)

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

Construction Period:	Historic
Chronology:	Physical Event Begin Year Begin Year AD/BC End Year End Year AD/BC Designer Designer Occupation 1.  Built 1898 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
4. Wikipedia - 39th Regiment Indiana Infantry
5. CWBFM.org - 39th Indiana Mounted Infantry Regiment Monument

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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.

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