1st Confederate Georgia Calvery Marker - Chickamauga National Battlefield
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This monument to the 1st Confederate Georgia Calvery is located near the Bragg Headquarters monument north of the Brotherton Rd. in the Chickamauga National Battlefield.
Waymark Code: WMC1HP
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/14/2011
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This monument to the 1st Confederate Georgia Calvery is in recognition of their service during the
Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863.
Text on monument:
C.S.A.
Georgia
1st Confederate
Col J. J. Morrison
Davidson's Brigade
Pegram's Division
7:30 A. M. Sept. 19th, 1863
Cavalry
The 1st Georgia Calvary was part of Forrest's Cavalry Corps commanded by Brigadier General
Nathan Bedford Forrest. Monuments to the 10th Confederate Cavalry, Col C. T. Goode, 1st Georgia Cavalry, Col J. J. Morrison and the 6th Georgia, Col John R. Hart along with monuments to Wilson's Brigade consisted of the 25th Georgia, 29th Georgia, 30th Georgia, 1st Georgia Battalion Sharpshooters and the 4th Louisiana are all located in a line extending north from the Bragg's Headquarters monument indicating the positions of these regiments on the morning of September 19th, 1863.
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
MT-1276 (see note) |
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LCS ID: |
008878 |
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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07/25/1986
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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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Marker contributes to national significance of park under NR Criterion A because it represents national movement among veterans & related groups to commemorate Civil War battlefields. This was the first U.S. national military park.
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Short Physical Description
A rock-faced, peaked-top granite slab, 4'6" wide x 6' high x 1'8" thick, that carries an inscription, with a horseshoe carved in relief above it. Marks unit's position on September 19, 1863, at 7:30 a.m.
Long Physical Description
Stone marker located within the Chickamauga Battlefield in the woods off Brotherton Road.
Construction Period:
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Historic
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Chronology:
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Physical Event
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Begin Year
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Begin Year AD/BC
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End Year
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End Year AD/BC
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Designer
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Designer Occupation
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1.
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Built
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1898
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AD
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1899
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AD
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My Sources
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NRHP Narrative
2. Wikipedia -
Battle of Chickamauga
3. Wikipedia -
Chickamauga Confederate order of battle
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.