42nd Illinois Infantry Monument - Chickamauga National Battlefield
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This monument to the 42nd Illinois Infantry is located in Viniard’s Field on LaFayette Rd at Viniard-Alexander Rd in the Chickamauga National Battlefield Park. This monument marks the unit's position on Sept. 19, 1863, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Waymark Code: WMEFHK
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 05/22/2012
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This monument to the 42nd Illinois 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 monument marks the unit's position on Saturday Sept. 19, 1863, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Text on the front of the monument:
Illinois
42nd Infantry
3rd Brigade - Bradley
3rd Division - Sheridan
20th Army Corps - McCook
Text on the rear of the monument:
Commanded by Col. Nathan H. Walworth
(Succeeded Bradley Brig. Comdr.)
Lt. Col – John A. Hottenstein
Sept. 19, 1963
4 P.M. 19th to 4 A.M. 20th
Loss 143
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
MT-686(see note) |
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LCS ID: |
008903 |
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 rock-faced monument consisting of rectangular granite block with an inscribed polished front on a granite base. The tops of both pieces are beveled. Marks unit's position from 9/19 at 4:00 p.m. to 9/20/63 at 4:00 a.m.
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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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3.
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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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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 Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
For more information on the Battle of Chickamauga:
5. Civil War Historic Markers Across Georgia -
Battle of Chickamauga
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.