8th Kansas Volunteer Infantry Regiment Marker - Chickamauga National Military Park
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This marker to the 8th Kansas Regiment is located along a path just west of the split rail fence in the wooded area behind the Brotherton Field on the e. side of Lafayette Rd in the Chickamauga NMP. (note: the access point is in the center of fence).
Waymark Code: WMD8C4
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2011
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This marker is dedicated to the
8th Kansas Volunteer Infantry Regiment, is in recognition of their service during the
Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. It marks the unit's position at 12:00 noon on September 20, 1863.
Text:
Position
Of the
8th Kansas Vol’s
Sept 20th, 1863
At 12:00 noon
8th Kansas
Commanding;
Col. John A. Martin,
Lieut. Col. James L. Abernathy.
Third Brigade - First Division - Twentieth Army Corps.
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
MT-859(see note) |
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LCS ID: |
003001 |
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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10/15/1966
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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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Marker contributes to nat'l significance of park under NR Criterion A because it represents national movement among veterans & related groups to commemorate Civil War battlefields. This was the first U.S. national military park.
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Short Physical Description
The marker is a simple, 6' high x 3' wide x 1.5' deep, granite obelisk inscribed on its face. It marks the regiment's position at 12:00 noon on September 20, 1863.
Long Physical Description
Monument located within the Chickamauga Battlefield in Brotherton Field, map site #190.
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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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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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1910
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AD
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1919
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AD
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My Sources
1. NRHP
2. Wikipedia - Battle of Chickamauga
3. The Civil War Home - The Chickamauga Campaign - Union Order of Battle
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.