9th Indiana Infantry Regiment Monument - Chickamauga National Military Park
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This monument to the 9th Indiana Infantry Regiment is located next to the Brotherton House, on the west side of Lafayette Rd at Brotherton Road, in the Chickamauga NMP.
Waymark Code: WMDEN8
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 01/04/2012
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This monument is dedicated to the
9th Indiana Infantry Regiment, in recognition of their service during the
Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863.
The Brotherton's Cabin
Text on front:
9th Regiment Indiana Infantry.
2nd Brigade – Hazen.
2nd Division – Palmer.
21st Corps – Crittenden.
Text on rear:
Indiana Tribute
To her
Ninth Regiment Infantry
Colonel Isaac C. B. Suman, Com’d’c’
Second Brigade (Hazen)
Second Division (Palmer)
Twenty First Corps (Crittenden).
September 19th. This regiment went into action near the Brock Field, about 2 P.M. and lost heavily; near 3:30 P.M. retired and refilled boxes in the vicinity of the Poe House; moved to this point, there confronted an advancing column of the enemy in overwhelming number and compelled it to pause; engaged it for 30 minutes and lost heavily (3 officers killed).
September 20th. At daylight in line at southeast corner of Kelly Field and held its line until 3:30 P.M. At Snodgrass Field assisted in repulsing Longstreet’s last assaults. Near dusk was sent to the right of Brannan’s Division, and after the capture of the three regiments on the right and some of its men. Fired upon the capturing force and held its position until 8 P.M. when it withdrew.
Commanding;
Col. Isaac C. B. Suman
2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 21st Corps
From the marker at the Brotherton’s Cabin:
Confederate Breakthrough
A sledgehammer like Confederate attack smashed the Union line
The decisive event of the Battle of Chickamauga occurred here on September 20, the second day of the battle. At 11:10 AM just after the last of General Wood´s Union division had pulled out of line behind you -- and before other Federal units moved north to fill the gap -- the Confederate army struck.
Eight brigades about (11,000 men) of Longstreet Confederate left wing swept across the La Fayette Road in front of you and charged a thin line of Federal skirmishers just behind you the edge of the woods. The attack surprise the Federal divisions of Wood, Davis, and Sheridan who were in motion and unprepared to fight.
So overwhelming was the assault that nearly one-third of the Union army was driven from the field, including its commander General Rosecrans. Remnants of shattered Federal units tried to check the Confederate advance, but without success. The Confederates now had an opportunity to surround and destroy the Union Army.
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
MT-772(see note) |
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LCS ID: |
008806 |
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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11/24/1998
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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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Monument 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
9'4" x 6' x 12'9", the monument is a squat, smooth-faced obelisk set on a stepped base. Shaft has an inscription and incorporates a bronze state seal at the top.
Long Physical Description
Monument located within the Chickamauga Battlefield in Brotherton Field, map site #195.
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Superstructure
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Bronze
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Substructure
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Limestone
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Superstructure
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Granite
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Historic
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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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Built
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1897
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AD
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My Sources
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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.