19th Illinois Infantry Monument - Chickamauga National Military Park
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N 34° 55.645 W 085° 16.102
16S E 658162 N 3866362
This monument to the 19th Illinois Regiment is located on Snodgrass Hill at the Chickamauga National Battlefield. This monument indicates their position on Sunday, September 20, 1863, from 12 noon until 7:00 p.m.
Waymark Code: WMECFK
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 05/07/2012
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This marker is dedicated to the
19th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry , is in recognition of their service during the
Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. The 19th Illinois Infantry was organized at Chicago, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on June 17, 1861. This monument indicates their position on Sunday, September 20, 1863, from 12 noon until 7:00 p.m.
Text on the front of the monument:
Illinois
19th Infantry
2nd Brigade – Stanley
2nd Division – Negley
14th Army Corps – Thomas
Text on the rear of the monument:
Commanded by
Lt. Col. Alexander W. Raffen
Sept. 20 – 1863
12 M. to 7 P.M.
Loss 71
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
MT-667(see note) |
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LCS ID: |
008894 |
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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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
7'6" x 4'4" x 4'6" high granite monument consisting of a rectangular granite block with an inscribed polished front on a 1'6" high granite base. The tops of both pieces are beveled. Marks unit's position on Snodgrass Hill.
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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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Substructure
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Limestone
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Superstructure
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Bronze
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Construction Period:
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Historic
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Chronology:
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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 -
19th 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.