Ireland's Third Brigade Monument - Chickamauga National Battlefield
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This Monument is to Ireland's Third Brigade for their service during the battle. This monument is located on S. Crest Road, Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga, TN.
Waymark Code: WMPHG7
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/02/2015
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This monument indicates the position of Ireland's Third Brigade during the assault on Missionary Ridge during the
Battle of Missionary Ridge, fought November 25, 1863. This Battle was part of the
Chattanooga Campaign and is preserved and maintained as part of the
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. The brigade was commanded by Col. David Ireland. This monument is located on S. Crest Road, Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga, TN.
This monument was built in 1897 and was restored in 2013. The monument is 6'4" x 4'4" x 11' high, the rock-faced granite monument consists of a vertical slab on a two-piece base. On front is a shield-shaped bronze plaque and bronze state seal. "NEW YORK" is inscribed below plaque.
Ireland's Third Brigade Monument
Text on the front of the monument:
80th New York Infantry
102nd New York Infantry
137th New York Infantry
149th New York Infantry
Ireland's - Third Brigade
Geary's - Second Division
Slocum's - Twelfth Corps
Hooker's Command
11th and 12th Corps
Army of the Potomac
November 25, 1863
New York
Text on the rear of the monument:
The New York Infantry Regiments of Ireland's Brigade supporting Landgraeber's Battery on west side of Missionary Ridge on afternoon of November 25, 1863, advanced and connected with the right of Palmer's 14th Corps. They assisted in breaking the lines of Breckinridge's Confederate Corps, the Division capturing many prisoners.
The skirmishers of the Brigade reached this point and beyond.
The main body of the Brigade bivouacked at the foot of the hill, in the Confederate camps.
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
MT-237. |
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LCS ID: |
003289 |
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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11/24/1998
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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 & related groups to commemorate Civil War battlefields. This was the first U.S. national military park.
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Long Significance Description:
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Monument marks the location where these units fought during the Battle of Missionary Ridge on November, 25, 1863.
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Short Physical Description
6'4" x 4'4" x 11' high, the rock-faced granite monument consists of a vertical slab on a two-piece base. On front is a shield-shaped bronze plaque and bronze state seal. "NEW YORK" is inscribed below plaque.
Long Physical Description
Monument located on Missionary Ridge at 444 South Crest Road/1934 Map 163.
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Superstructure
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Granite
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Superstructure
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Bronze
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Substructure
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Limestone
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Historic
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Preserved
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1897
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CE
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Preserved
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2013
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CE
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Chickamauga National Battlefield
My Sources
1.
NPS List
2. Wikipedia -
Battle of Missionary Ridge
3. The Civil War Home -
The Chattanooga Campaign Union Order of Battle
4. CWBFM -
Ireland's Third Brigade Monument