9th Kentucky Infantry Regiment (US Vols) Marker - Chickamauga National Military Park
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This monument to the 9th Kentucky Infantry Regiment (US Vols) is located on Snodgrass Hill, near Vittetoe Road. It markers their location on Sept 20, 1863.
Waymark Code: WMNT1J
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 04/28/2015
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This monument to a 9th Kentucky Infantry Regiment (US Vols) is in recognition of their service during the during the
Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. The regiment was commanded by Col. George H. Cram. This is the only monuments to the 9th Kentucky Infantry Regiment on the battlefield.
Text on the monument:
9th
Kentucky
Inf. U.S. Vols.
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
MT-869(see note) |
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LCS ID: |
008998 |
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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CE
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My Sources
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NRHP Narrative
2. Wikipedia -
Battle of Chickamauga
3. The Civil War Home -
The Chickamauga Campaign - Union Order of Battle
4. Civil War Battlefield Monuments -
9th Kentucky Infantry Regiment (US Vols) Marker
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.