Bridge's Illinois Battery-Light Art. Monument - Chickamauga National Battlefield
Posted by: Lat34North
N 34° 56.176 W 085° 15.579
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The Bridge's Illinois Battery Light Artillery Monument is located on the east side of La Fayette Rd (US 27), Chickamauga National Battlefield near the visitors center. It marks their location on September 20, 1863 from 8:00 am to 10:00 am.
Waymark Code: WMEFQF
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 05/23/2012
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This marker is dedicated to Bridge's Illinois Battery Light Artillery and is in recognition of their service during the
Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. It marks their location on Sunday, September 20, 1863 from 8:00 am to 10:00 am. The commander of the battery was Captain Lyman Bridges.
Text on the front of the marker:
Illinois
Bridges’ Battery, Light Artillery
2nd Division – Negley
14th Army Corps – Thomas
Text on the rear of the marker: (Plaque is missing - best guess)
Commanded by
Captain Lyman Bridges
Sept. 20 – 1863
8 A.M. to 10 A.M.
Loss 26
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
MT-657(see note) |
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LCS ID: |
008944 |
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 granite base. The tops of both pieces are beveled. Marks unit's position on September 20, 1863, from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m.
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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2.
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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
1.
NRHP
2. Wikipedia -
Battle of Chickamauga
3. The Civil War Home -
The Chickamauga Campaign - Union Order of Battle
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.