Wilder’s Brigade Plaque - Chickamauga National Battlefield - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

This plaque is dedicated to Wilder’s Brigade, commanded by Col. John Thomas Wilder in recognition of their service during the Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. The plaque describes the action on Sept. 20, 1863 at 11:30 A.M. There are nine monuments to Wilder’s Brigade on the battlefield.





Text on first plaque reads:

Wilder’s Brigade.
Reynolds’ Division Thomas’ Corps.
Col. John T. Wilder.
Sept. 20, 1863, 11:30 A. M.

92nd Illinois	Col. Smith D. Atkains.
98th Illinois	Col. John J. Funkhouser.
	Lieut. Col. Edward Kichell.
123rd Illinois	Col. James Monroe.
72nd Indiana	Col Abram O. Miller.
17th Indiana	Maj. William T. Jones.
18th Indiana Battery	Capt. Eli Lilly.

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Text on second plaque reads:

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Early on the 20th the brigade was posted on the east slope of the ridge west of the Crawfish Springs Road with a 39th Indiana Mounted Infantry of Willich’s Brigade on its left. Upon the attack of Hindman’s Division, upon the Union troops near Widow Glenn’s Wilder charged, dismounted, upon Hindman’s left flank, and forced the left of Mabigault’s Brigade back across the Lafayette road. Subsequently the brigade withdrew to the ridge west of the Crawfish Springs Road, and later to Chattanooga Valley, where it covered the withdrawal of troops and transportation to Chattanooga.

Casualties during the battle: killed 13; wounded 94; captured or missing18; total 125.

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From the NRHP nomination form:

Structure Number:

MT-651.

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My Sources
1. Wikipedia - Battle of Chickamauga
2. The Civil War Home - The Chickamauga Campaign - Union Order of Battle
3. CWBFM - Wilder’s Brigade

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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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