82nd Indiana Infantry Regiment marker - Chickamauga National Battlefield - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

This monument is dedicated to 82nd Indiana Infantry Regiment in recognition of their service during the Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. This is one of three monuments to the 82nd Indiana Infantry Regiment on the battlefield. It marks their location on Sept. 19, 1863 from 9 A.M. to 12 M.

To reach this monument:
From the parking area on Reed’s Bridge Road, follow the path south west. There will be a second path at the 82nd Indiana marker. This path will lead off an easterly direction. The markers for the 35th Ohio and the 87th Indiana are on this path.



Text on the front of the monument :

Indiana
Eighty-second Regiment Infantry.
(Hunter)
First Brigade. (Connell)
Third Division (Brannan)
Fourteenth Corps. (Thomas)
Saturday, September 19th, 1863, 9 A.M. to 12 M.

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From the NRHP nomination form:

	Structure Number:	MT-840
	LCS ID:	008824

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Historical Significance:

	National Register Status:	Entered - Documented
	National Register Date:	07/25/1986
	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

This standard Indiana regimental marker consists of a 4' x 4' x 4'8" high rock-faced oolitic stone block with a peaked top and a 12" x 18" bronze plaque affixed to its front. Marks regiment's position at Reed's Bridge Tower site.

Material(s)

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

Construction Period:	Historic
Chronology:	Physical Event Begin Year Begin Year AD/BC End Year End Year AD/BC Designer Designer Occupation 1.  Built 1898 AD

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My Sources
1. NRHP
2. Wikipedia - Battle of Chickamauga
3. Wikipedia - 82nd Indiana Infantry
4. The Civil War Home - The Chickamauga Campaign - Union Order of Battle
5. CWBFM - 82nd Indiana Infantry Marker

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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.

List if there are any visiting hours: Sunrise to sunset Entrance fees (if it applies): 0.00 Type of memorial: Monument Website pertaining to the memorial: Not listed

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