15th South Carolina Infantry Marker - Chickamauga National Military Park
Posted by: Lat34North
N 34° 55.652 W 085° 16.044
16S E 658250 N 3866376
This monument to the 15th South Carolina Infantry Regiment is located on Snodgrass Hill, near Vittetoe Road.
Waymark Code: WMNF37
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 03/03/2015
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This monument to the
15th South Carolina Infantry Regiment, commanded by Col Joseph F. Gist is in recognition of their service during the during the
Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. There is only one monuments to the 15th South Carolina Infantry Regiment on the battlefield.
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15th Regiment South Carolina Infantry
Commander
Col Joseph F. Gist
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
MT-1354(see note) |
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LCS ID: |
003159 |
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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Monument contributes to national significance of park under NR Criterion A because it represents the national movement among veterans & federal government to commemorate Civil War battlefields. This was the first U.S. national military park.
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Short Physical Description
A simple, rectangular, rock-faced block set on a rock-faced base, 3' wide x 2' high x 1.5' deep, with a smooth-faced area on the top that carries an inscription. Marks the regiment's position during the battle.
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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Substructure
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Limestone
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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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1901
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AD
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My Sources
1.
NRHP Narrative
2. Wikipedia -
Battle of Chickamauga
3. The Civil War Home -
The Chickamauga Campaign - Confederate Order of Battle
4. Wikipedia -
15th South Carolina Infantry Regiment
5. Civil War Battlefield Monuments -
15th South Carolina Infantry Marker
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.