Deas’ Brigade Plaque - Chickamauga National Battlefield - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

This plaque is dedicated to Deas’ Brigade, commanded by Brig. Gen. Zach C. Deas 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 4:30 pm. This is one of four monuments to Deas’ Brigade on the battlefield.





Text on the plaque reads:

Deas’ Brigade.
Hindman’s Division – Polk’s Corps.
Brig. Gen. Zach C. Deas.
Sept. 20, 1863, 4:30 P. M.

19th Alabama	Col. Samuel K. McSpadden.
22nd Alabama	Capt. Henry T. Toulmin.
25th Alabama	Col. George D. Johnston.
39th Alabama	Col. Whitfield Clark.
50th Alabama	Col. J. G. Coltart.
17th Alabama Battalion Sharpshooter	Capt. Jas. F. Nabers.
Dent’s (Alabama) Battery	Capt. S. H. Dent.

About 4 o’clock P.M. this brigade formed in the ravine west of the Vittetoe house on the left of Manigualt’s brigade, and assaulted the spur in its front. The left of the line reached this position, but the whole line was eventually driven back to the base of the hill, from which it again advanced and found that the enemy had retired.

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From the NRHP nomination form:

	Structure Number:	MT-1146.
	Structure Number:	HS-Batch-3.
	LCS ID:	091615

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Historical Significance:

	National Register Status:	Entered - Documented
	National Register Date:	10/26/1998
	National Historic Landmark?:	No
	Significance Level:	Contributing
	Short Significance Description:	The metal markers and tablets contribute to the national significance of the park under NR criterion A as part of the War Department's efforts to mark and commemorate places of significant action during the battles.

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Short Physical Description

Approximately 700 metal position and descriptive markers with raised lettering. Union marker text painted blue; Confederate marker text painted red.

Long Physical Description

Most of these tablets and plaques have integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmenship, feeling, and association to the historically significant period of Commemorative/Park Developement (1895-1899).

Material(s)

Structural Component(s) Material(s) 1.  Superstructure Iron 2.  Superstructure Bronze

Construction Period:	Historic
Chronology:	Physical Event Begin Year Begin Year AD/BC End Year End Year AD/BC Designer Designer Occupation 1.  Built 1890 CE     War Department

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My Sources
1. Wikipedia - Battle of Chickamauga
2. The Civil War Home - The Chickamauga Campaign - Confederate Order of Battle
3. CWBFM - Deas’ Brigade Tablet

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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.

Group that erected the marker: War Department Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: Wooded path - Snodgrass Hill Chickamauga National Battlefield Fort Oglethorpe, GA USA 30742 URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed

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