15th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment Marker - Chickamauga National Military Park
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N 34° 54.929 W 085° 15.759
16S E 658707 N 3865047
This marker to the 15th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment is located on the western edge of the Brotherton Field near the split rail fence on the west side of Lafayette Rd in the Chickamauga NMP.
Waymark Code: WMD8XY
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 12/06/2011
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This marker is dedicated to the
15th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, is in recognition of their service during the
Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. It marks the unit's position at 11:00 a.m. on September 20, 1863. The 15th Wisconsin was popularly known as the "Scandinavian Regiment".
Text:
15th Wisconsin
Infantry
11 A.M. Sept. 20, 1863
15th Wisconsin
Commanding;
Lieut. Col. Ole C. Johnson,
Third Brigade - First Division - Twentieth Army Corps.
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
MT-1080(see note) |
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LCS ID: |
003245 |
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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11/24/1999
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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 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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Short Physical Description
A simple rectangular slab of granite measuring 1'6" x 1' x 3'. The slanted tops carries a raised letter inscription. Marks unit's position at 11:00 a.m. on September 20, 1863.
Long Physical Description
Monument located within the Chickamauga Battlefield along the edge of 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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1895
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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.