63rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment Marker - Chickamauga National Military Park
Posted by: Lat34North
N 34° 55.657 W 085° 16.037
16S E 658260 N 3866387
This monument to the 63rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment is located on Snodgrass Hill, near Vittetoe Road. It marks their location on Sept 20, 1863, at 5:30 pm.
Waymark Code: WMNFDK
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 03/05/2015
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This monument to the 63rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment, commanded by Lieut. Col. Abraham Fulkerson and Maj. John A. Aiken 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 63rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment on the battlefield.
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Tennessee
63rd Regt. Infty.
Gracie’s Brigade
Preston’s Div.
5:30 P. M. Sept. 20, 1863
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
MT-1415(see note) |
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LCS ID: |
003201 |
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
1'6" wide x 1' deep x 3' high, the marker is a rectangular block of smooth-faced Tennessee gray marble inscribed on the front. Marks the unit's position on September 20, 1863, at 5:30 p.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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Marble
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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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1898
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AD
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My Sources
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NRHP Narrative
2. Wikipedia -
Battle of Chickamauga
3. The Civil War Home -
The Chickamauga Campaign - Confederate Order of Battle
4. Civil War Battlefield Monuments -
63rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment 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.