Mitchell’s Brigade Tablet - Chickamauga National Battlefield - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

This plaque is dedicated to Mitchell’s Brigade and is in recognition of their service during the Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. It marks their location on Sep. 20, 1863, at 2 P.M. The commander of the brigade was Col.John G. Mitchell. This are two plaques on the battlefield to Mitchell’s Brigade.

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.



Text:

No. 65

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Mitchell’s Brigade.
Steedman’s Division – Granger’s Corps.
Col. John G. Mitchell.
Sept. 20th 1863, 2 P. M. , 1st Position.

78th Illinois	–	Lieut. Col. Carter Van Vleck.
		Lieut. George Green (adjutant.)
98th Ohio	–	Capt. Moses J. Urquhart.
		Capt. Armstrong J. Thomas.
113th Ohio	–	Lieut. Col. Darius B. Warner.
121st Ohio	–	Lieut. Col. Henry B. Banning.
1st Illinois Light Artillery, Battery M	–	Lieut. Thomas Burton.

This brigade arrived in rear of the Snodgrass house at 1:30 P.M. in followed Whitaker’s brigade into action. Advancing rapidly up the ravine in rear of this position, as soon as it’s left had passed the right of Whitaker’s brigade it faced the Ridge in charging to the top carried it. The right of the 96th Illinois with its colors were carried along with Mitchell’s advance from the right of Whitaker’s brigade and thus became the right of the union line on the Ridge. The battery was stationed near the right of the brigade and was actively engaged. The brigade withstood all attacks until sunset when it withdrew to the next Ridge in the rear followed by the enemy to the foot of the slope in rear of this position. Strength in action 1236. Casualties: killed 58; wounded 308; captured or missing 96; total 461. Percentage of loss 37.27.

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From the NRHP nomination form:

	Structure Number:	MT-1202.
	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 - Union Order of Battle
2. Civil War Battlefield Monuments- Mitchell’s 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.

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