11th Michigan Infantry Regiment Marker - Chickamauga National Military Park
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Lat34North
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This marker to the 11th Michigan Infantry Regiment is located along a path in the wooded area between Lafayette Highway and Vittetoe-Chickamauga Rd., Chickamauga National Military Park.
Waymark Code: WMCVDF
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/14/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
Views: 2

This small marker to the 11th Michigan Infantry Regiment is in recognition of their service during the Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. This is one on four markers dedicated to the 11th Michigan Infantry and indicates their position at 11 am on September 20, 1863.





The text of the marker reads:

Eleventh Michigan
Infantry
11 A.M. Sept. 20, 1863
Participated in capture
Of General D. W. Adams



From the NRHP nomination form:

  Structure Number: MT-891(see note)
  LCS ID: 003009




Historical Significance:

  National Register Status:
Entered - Documented
  National Register Date:
07/25/1986

  National Historic Landmark?: No
  Significance Level:
Contributing
 

Short Significance Description:

Monument contributes to national significance of park under NR Criterion A because it represents the national movement among veterans & related groups to commemorate Civil War battlefields. This was the first U.S. national military park.

Short Physical Description

1'6" x 1'6" x 3' high, the marker is a simple rock-faced shaft with a smooth-faced, sloped top that carries an inscription. Marks unit's position at 11:00 a.m. on September 20, 1863.


Material(s)   
 
Structural Component(s)
Material(s)

1. 
Substructure
Granite



Construction Period:
Historic
Chronology:   
 
Physical Event
Begin Year
Begin Year AD/BC
End Year
End Year AD/BC
Designer
Designer Occupation
1. 
Built
1895
AD
 
 
 
 


My Sources
1. NRHP Narrative
2. Wikipedia - 11th Michigan Infantry Regiment
3. The Civil War Home - The Chickamauga Campaign - Union 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.

Website pertaining to the memorial: [Web Link]

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Sunrise to sunset


Entrance fees (if it applies): 0.00

Type of memorial: Monument

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