69th Ohio infantry Regiment Monument - Chickamauga National Battlefield - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

This monument is dedicated to 69th Ohio infantry Regiment in recognition of their service during the Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. This is the only monuments to the 69th Ohio infantry Regiment on the battlefield. It marks their location on Sept. 17 - 18, 1863.



Text on the front of the monument :

69th Ohio infantry
Stanley’s Brigade, Negley’s Division,
14th Army Corps.

Text on the rear of the monument :

The 69th Regiment Ohio Infantry
Lt. Colonel
Joseph H. Brigham, Commanding

Temporarily attached to Col. Daniel McCook’s Brigade, bivouacked the night of Sept. 18, 1863, near this place, which it reached at dark; and before daylight on the 19th, by order of the Brigade commander, the Regiment surprised the enemy guard near Reed’s Bridge, charging across, and setting the bridge on fire.

The Regiment was withdrawn in sent under orders to Rossville at 7:00 A.M. on the 19th, with the balance of the Brigade, and was not further engaged during the battle.

On the evening of the 18th, it participated in the capture of 22 prisoners in front of this position.

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From the NRHP nomination form:

	Structure Number:	MT-1014
	LCS ID:	003139

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Historical Significance:

	National Register Status:	Entered - Documented
	National Register Date:	11/24/1998
	National Historic Landmark?:	No
	Significance Level:	Contributing
	Short Significance Description:	Monument contributes to nat'l 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

7' x 4' x 8'6" monument with rock-faced double-step base and round-topped smooth-finished shaft. Face has bronze relief panel of battle scene with unit identification in raised letters and state seal above. Sculpted knapsacks at sides.

Material(s)

Structural Component(s) Material(s) 1.  Superstructure Granite 2.  Substructure Limestone 3.  Superstructure Bronze

Construction Period:	Historic
Chronology:	Physical Event Begin Year Begin Year AD/BC End Year End Year AD/BC Designer Designer Occupation 1.  Built 1894 AD     Beattie, H. W. and Niehaus, C. H. Sculptor 2.  Built 1894 AD     E. F. Carr Co., Quincy, MA Architect

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My Sources
1. NRHP
2. Wikipedia - Battle of Chickamauga
3. Wikipedia - 69th Ohio infantry Regiment
4. The Civil War Home - The Chickamauga Campaign - Union Order of Battle
5. CWBFM - 69th Ohio infantry Regiment

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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.

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