Creighton's Brigade Tablet - Chickamauga National Battlefield - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

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.

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From the NRHP nomination form:

	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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Chickamauga National Battlefield

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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

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