18th Ohio Infantry Regiment Marker - Chickamauga National Military Park
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N 34° 55.872 W 085° 15.590
16S E 658934 N 3866795
This monument to the 18th Ohio Infantry Regiment, is located on the west side Layfette Rd. in the wooded section between Lafayette Rd. and Vittetoe-Chickamauga Rd in the Chickamauga NBP.
Waymark Code: WMD4Z1
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 11/19/2011
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This monument is dedicated to the
18th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (or 18th OVI), is in recognition of their service during the
Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. It marks their position at 10:00 A.M. on Sept. 20, 1863
during the battle.
Text:
18th Regiment
Ohio Infantry
Stanley’s
Brigade
10:00 A. M.
September 20,
1863,
Advanced
North 2000
Feet.
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
MT-971(see note) |
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LCS ID: |
003075 |
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 nat'l 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.
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Short Physical Description
A 1'6" x 1'6" x 3' high granite obelisk with a raised letter inscription. Marks regiment's position west of Kelly Field on September 20, 1863, at 10:00 a.m.
Material(s)
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Structural Component(s)
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Material(s)
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1.
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Superstructure
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Granite
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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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1894
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AD
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My Sources
1.
NRHP
2. Wikipedia -
Battle of Chickamauga
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.