17th Tennessee Infantry Regiment Marker - Chickamauga National Battlefield
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Lat34North
N 34° 55.616 W 085° 16.475
16S E 657595 N 3866298
This monument to the 17th Tennessee Infantry Regiment is located on Snodgrass Hill, near Vittetoe Road. It markers their location on Sept 20, 1863.
Waymark Code: WMNZ51
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 05/27/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
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This monument to the 17th Tennessee Infantry Regiment Marker is in recognition of their service during the during the Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. The regiment was commanded by Lieut. Col. Watt W. Floyd. This is the only monument to the 17th Tennessee Infantry Regiment on the battlefield.

To reach this monument:
From the parking area on Snodgrass Hill, head west pass the monuments on the hilltop. A trail will continue to the west near the 87th Indiana and the 2nd Minnesota monuments. Follow this path until you reach a clearing. A path will lead to the northwest (right) near the 78th Illinois and the 121st Ohio monuments. Follow this path to the monument.



Text on the monument:

Tennessee
17th Regt. Infty
Fulton’s Brigade
Johnson’s Div.
Sunday, Sept. 20, 1863





From the NRHP nomination form:

  Structure Number: MT-1390(see note)
  LCS ID: 003180




Historical Significance:

  National Register Status:
Entered - Documented
  National Register Date:
07/25/1986

  National Historic Landmark?: No
  Significance Level:
Contributing
 

Short Significance Description:

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.

Short Physical Description

1'6" wide x 1' deep x 3' high, the marker is a rectangular block of smooth-faced Tennessee gray marble inscribed on the front. Marks the unit's position on September 20, 1863, at sundown.


Material(s)   
 
Structural Component(s)
Material(s)

1. 
Superstructure
Marble



Construction Period:
Historic
Chronology:   
 
Physical Event
Begin Year
Begin Year AD/BC
End Year
End Year AD/BC
Designer
Designer Occupation
1. 
Built
1898
CE
 
 
 
 


My Sources
1. NRHP Narrative
2. Wikipedia - Battle of Chickamauga
3. The Civil War Home - The Chickamauga Campaign - Confederate Order of Battle
4. Civil War Battlefield Monuments - 17th Tennessee Infantry Regiment 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.

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park

Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]

NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link]

Address:
Snodgrass Hill Chickamauga National Battlefield Fort Oglethorpe, GA USA 30742 Parking is available on Vittetoe Road at N 34° 55.6517 W 85° 16.1244


How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below)

Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]

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