26th Ohio Infantry Regiment Marker - Chickamauga National Military Park
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This marker to the 26th Ohio Infantry Regiment is located at the western edge of Dyer Field, west of Glen-Kelly Rd in the Chickamauga National Battlefield Park.
Waymark Code: WMDVRN
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 02/27/2012
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This marker for the
26th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (or 26th OVI), is in recognition of their service during the
Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. It marker the position of the 26th at 12::00 midnight, on September 20, 1863. This is one of two markers to the 26th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment on the battlefield. The 26th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was organized at organized at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio and mustered into Federal service on July 24, 1861.
26th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Marker
Text on the front of the monument:
26th Regiment
Ohio Infantry
Buell’s Brigade
12 M.
September 20,
1863
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
MT-981(see note) |
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LCS ID: |
003082 |
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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The marker contributes to the national significance of the park under NR Criterion A because it represents the national movement among veterans 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 on Dyer Field on September 20, 1863, at 12:00 midnight.
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
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NRHP
2. Wikipedia -
Battle of Chickamauga
3. The Civil War Home -
The Chickamauga Campaign - Union Order of Battle
4. Wikipedia -
26th Ohio 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.