2nd, 4th, 5th, & 6th Kentucky U.S. Cavalry Marker - Chickamauga National Battlefield - American Civil War Monuments and Memorials on Waymarking.com

This marker to the 2nd, 4th, 5th, & 6th Kentucky U.S. Cavalry is in recognition of their service during the Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. Kentucky was a border state during the American Civil War and units from Kentucky served in both the Union and Confederate Armies.






Text on the front of the marker

2nd
4th
5th
6th Kentucky

Cav. U.S.A.

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From the NRHP nomination form:

	Structure Number:	MT-861
	LCS ID:	008993

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Historical Significance:

	National Register Status:	Entered - Documented
	National Register Date:	10/15/1966
	National Historic Landmark?:	No
	Significance Level:	Contributing
	Short Significance Description:	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

3' x 1'6" x 3'2" high, marker is a single block of granite, rock-faced at bottom and finished above, with a slanting top inscribed with "Kentucky" within a scroll and the unit's name.

Long Physical Description

Monument located within the Chickamauga Battlefield near the Wilder Brigade Monument, map site #236.

This marker has been moved twice. First in 1966, in advance of a highway project that never happened, the monument was moved 260 feet. Then in 2002, the monument was returned to its original location.

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 1899 AD         2.  Moved 1966 AD         3.  Moved 2002 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
2. Wikipedia - Kentucky in the American Civil War

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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.

Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/1899 Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Union Rating (1-5): Related Website: [Web Link] Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Not listed

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