42nd Illinois Infantry Regiment Marker - Chickamauga National Military Park
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This marker to the 42nd Illinois Infantry is located on Genn-Viniard / Vittetoe Chickamauga Road near driving tour stop 6, Chickamauga National Battlefield Park. The markers is along a path, north of the Wilder's Brigade monument.
Waymark Code: WMDTVZ
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 02/24/2012
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This marker is dedicated to the
42nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry , is in recognition of their service during the
Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. The 42nd Illinois Infantry was organized at Chicago, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on July 22, 1861. This marker marks their position at 11 am on the 20th, 1863. This is one of two monument to the 42nd located on the battlefield.
Text on the front of the monument:
Illinois
42nd Infantry
Bradley 's Brigade
11 A.M. September 20, 1863
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
MT-687(see note) |
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LCS ID: |
008930 |
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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Marker 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.
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Short Physical Description
2'6" x 1'2" x 2'6" high rectangular slab of dark Quincy granite. Rock-faced sides; polished & inscribed front. "Illinois" is in large raised letters on beveled top. Marks unit's position at 11:00 a.m. on September 20, 1863.
Long Physical Description
Marker is located on the Chickamauga Battlefield, map site #233.
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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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1899
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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
4. Wikipedia -
42nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
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.