35th Indiana Infantry Monument ~ Chickamauga Georgia
N 34° 56.021 W 085° 15.366
16S E 659270 N 3867076
35th Indiana Infantry Monument ~ Chickamauga Georgia
Waymark Code: WM2DMX
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/16/2007
Views: 29
35th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment, has this one monument and two other markers on the Chickamauga Battlefield. The 35th Regiment Indiana Infantry was organized on December 11, 1861 during the American Civil War, and mustered out October 23, 1865. It was known as the First Irish as it was mainly made up Irish Americans.
Text on the front of the marker:
(seal of the State of Indiana)
35th Indiana
3rd Brig - Barnes
3rd Div - VanCleve - 21st Corps - Crittenden
Text on the rear of the marker:
INDIANA'S TRIBUTE
TO HER
THIRTY-FIFTH REGIMENT INFANTRY.
MAJOR JOHN P. DUFFICY, COMMANDING.
THIRD BRIGADE (BARNES).
THIRD DIVISION (VANCLEVE).
TWENTY-FIRST CORPS (CRITTENDEN).
September 19th, this regiment went into action east of the LaFayette Road, south of Viniard's, facing northeast, at 3 p.m., fighting desperately until dark.
September 20th, moved to the left and after frequent moves and considerable fighting, including one successful charge led by Colonel Barnes, it reached this position where it resisted several determined assaults of the enemy. About sunset it withdrew under fire to the woods west of the LaFayette Road, and thence to Rossville.
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
MT-796 |
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LCS ID: |
008778 |
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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The marker contributes to the national 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
9'10" x 5'10" x 9'10" high, this rock-faced monument has a stepped base. Rock-faced shaft is set off by bands of carved stars and incorporates state seal and bronze inscription plaque. Top is pyramidal.
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Structural Component(s)
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Material(s)
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Superstructure
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Bronze
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Substructure
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Limestone
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Superstructure
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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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1897
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AD
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My Sources
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NRHP
2. Wikipedia -
Battle of Chickamauga
3. The Civil War Home -
The Chickamauga Campaign - Union Order of Battle
4. Wikipedia -
35th Regiment Indiana Infantry
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.
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