Creighton's Brigade Tablet - Chickamauga National Battlefield
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This plaque describes the actions of Creighton's Brigade during the battle. This plaque is located on S. Crest Road, Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga, TN.
Waymark Code: WMPB14
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 08/01/2015
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This plaque describes the actions of Creighton's Brigade. This plaque is located on S. Crest Road, Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga, TN.
This plaque indicates the position of the Creighton's Brigade on Nov. 25, 1863 during the
Battle of Missionary Ridge, fought November 25, 1863. This Battle was part of the
Chattanooga Campaign and is preserved and maintained as part of the
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. The brigade was commanded by Col. William R. Creighton.
Creighton's Brigade Tablet
Text:
Creighton's Brigade.
Geary's Division - Slocum's Corps.
Col. William R. Creighton.
Nov. 25, 1863, 6 p.m.
| 5th Ohio | - | Col. John H. Patrick. |
| 7th Ohio | - | Lieut. Col. Orrin J. Crane. |
| 29th Ohio | - | Col. William T. Fitch. |
| 66th Ohio | - | Capt. Thomas McConnell. |
| 28th Pennsylvania | - | Col. Thomas J. Ahl. |
| 147th Pennsylvania | - | Lieut. Col. A. Pardee, Jr. |
This Brigade, the 5th and 29th Ohio being left west of Lookout, descended Lookout Mountain at 11 a.m., Nov. 25th at the head of Geary's Division, followed Osterhaus' to Rossville, and turned north along the west base of Missionary Ridge, Landgreaber's (2nd Missouri) Battery of Osterhaus' Division shelling the crest as the column advanced.
At a point a half a mile south of where Johnson's Division had just reached the crest the Brigade, with the 28th and 147th Pennsylvania in the front line, the 7th and 66th Ohio in the second, assaulted obliquely reaching the summit with little opposition to the left of Cruft's Division.
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
HS-Batch-3. |
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LCS ID: |
091615 |
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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10/26/1998
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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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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).
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1.
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Superstructure
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Iron
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Superstructure
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Bronze
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Historic
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Begin Year
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Begin Year AD/BC
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End Year AD/BC
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Designer
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1.
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Built
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1890
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CE
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War Department
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Chickamauga National Battlefield
My Sources
1.
NPS List
2. Wikipedia -
Battle of Missionary Ridge
3. The Civil War Home -
The Chattanooga Campaign Union Order of Battle
4. CWBFM -
Creighton's Brigade Tablet