38th Indiana Infantry Regiment Tablet - Chickamauga National Battlefield
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This plaque indicates position of 38th Indiana Infantry Regiment during the battle. This plaque is located on S. Crest Road, Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga, TN.
Waymark Code: WMPJ2P
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/05/2015
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This plaque indicates the position of 38th Indiana Infantry Regiment 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 Regiment was commanded by Lieut. Col. D. F. Griffin. This plaque is located on S. Crest Road, Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga, TN.
38th Indiana Infantry Regiment Tablet
Text:
38th Indiana Infantry.
Lieut. Col. D. F. Griffin.
Nov. 25, 1863.
7 Wounded.
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
HS-Batch-3. |
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LCS ID: |
091615 |
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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10/26/1998
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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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The metal markers and tablets contribute to the national significance of the park under NR criterion A as part of the War Department's efforts to mark and commemorate places of significant action during the battles.
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Short Physical Description
Approximately 700 metal position and descriptive markers with raised lettering. Union marker text painted blue; Confederate marker text painted red.
Long Physical Description
Most of these tablets and plaques have integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmenship, feeling, and association to the historically significant period of Commemorative/Park Developement (1895-1899).
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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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Iron
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Superstructure
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Bronze
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Construction Period:
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Historic
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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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1890
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CE
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War Department
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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 -
38th Indiana Infantry Regiment Tablet