Thirty-first Indiana Infantry Regiment - Chickamauga National Battlefield
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Lat34North
N 34° 55.070 W 085° 15.064
16S E 659761 N 3865327
This monument to the 31st Indiana Infantry is located on a hiking trail near Brock Field, on Brotherton Rd, at the Chickamauga National Battlefield Park, Ft Oglethorpe, GA.
Waymark Code: WMBQK4
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 06/13/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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This monument to the 31st Indiana Infantry is in recognition of their service during the Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863.

Text on the monument:

Indiana
Thirty-first Regiment Infantry, (Smith)
First Brigade (Cruft)
Second Division (Palmer)
Twenty-first Corps. (Crittenden)
Saturday, September 19th, 1863 1 P. M. to 4 P. M.


More information:
Thirty-First Indiana Volunteer Infantry - A Fighting Regiment
Wikipedia - 31st Regiment Indiana Infantry

Installed 1/1/1898 - Source for the date marker was installed:
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Park Monuments – Appendix C – page 12 (pdf)

Parking N 34 55.234 W 85 14.957 – the trail is near the SW corner of Brock’s Field.
List if there are any visiting hours:
Sunrise to sunset


Entrance fees (if it applies): 0.00

Type of memorial: Monument

Website pertaining to the memorial: Not listed

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