6th Kentucky Infantry Regiment (CSA) Marker - Chickamauga National Military Park
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N 34° 56.067 W 085° 15.250
16S E 659444 N 3867165
This monument is to the 6th Kentucky Infantry Regiment (CSA) and is located on Alexander Bridge Road.
Waymark Code: WMND68
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 02/18/2015
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This monument to the 6th Kentucky Infantry Regiment (CSA), commanded by Col. Joseph H. Lewis is in recognition of their service during the during the
Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. This is the only monument to 6th Kentucky Infantry Regiment (CSA) on the battlefield.
Text:
6th
Kentucky
Inf. C.S.A.
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
MT-1327(see note) |
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LCS ID: |
008995 |
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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Monument contributes to national significance of park under NR Criterion A because it represents the national movement among veterans & federal government to commemorate Civil War battlefields. This was the first U.S. national military park.
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Short Physical Description
1'8" x 1'2" x 3'2" high, marker is a single block of granite, rock-faced at bottom and finished above, with a slanting top inscribed with "Kentucky" within a scroll and the unit's name.
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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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
1.
NRHP Narrative
2. Wikipedia -
Battle of Chickamauga
3. The Civil War Home -
The Chickamauga Campaign - Confederate Order of Battle
4. Wikipedia -
6th Kentucky Infantry Regiment
5. Civil War Battlefield Monuments -
6th Kentucky Infantry Regiment
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.