41st Ohio Infantry Regiment Marker - Chickamauga National Military Park
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This marker to the 41st Ohio Infantry Regiment is located in the wooded area on the western edge of the Brotherton Field near the split rail fence on the west side of Lafayette Rd in the Chickamauga NMP.
Waymark Code: WMDC14
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 12/22/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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This marker is dedicated to the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, is in recognition of their service during the Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. It marks the unit's position at 4:30 P.M. to 5:30 P.M. September 19, 1863.

Text:
41st Regiment
Ohio Infantry
Hazen’s Brigade
4:30 P.M. to
5:30 P.M.
September 19,
1863



41st Ohio Infantry
Commanding;
   Col. Aquila Wiley
Second Brigade - Second Division - Twenty-First Army Corps.


From the NRHP nomination form:

  Structure Number: MT-1000 (see note)
  LCS ID: 003086




Historical Significance:

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

  National Historic Landmark?: No
  Significance Level:
Contributing
 

Short Significance Description:

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.

Short Physical Description

A 1'6" x 1'6" x 3' high granite obelisk with a raised letter inscription. Marks regiment's position in Brotherton Field on September 19, 1863, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.



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

1. 
Superstructure
Granite
Construction Period:
Historic
Chronology:   
 
Physical Event
Begin Year
Begin Year AD/BC
End Year
End Year AD/BC
Designer
Designer Occupation
1. 
Built
1894
AD
 
 
 
 


My Sources
1. NRHP
2. Wikipedia - Battle of Chickamauga
3. The Civil War Home - The Chickamauga Campaign - Union Order of Battle

Website pertaining to the memorial: [Web Link]

List if there are any visiting hours:
Sunrise to sunset


Entrance fees (if it applies): 0.00

Type of memorial: Monument

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