74th Ohio Infantry Regiment Monument - Chickamauga National Military Park - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

This Monument is dedicated to the 74th Ohio 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 from the evening of September 19, 1863 until 9:00 a.m. on September 20th.



Text on front:

74TH OHIO INFANTRY
3RD BRIGADE,
2ND DIVISION,
14TH ARMY CORPS

Text on rear:

This regiment, Capt. Joseph
Fisher commanding, took this
position on the evening of Sept.
19th, 1863, and occupied it till
9:00 A.M. of Sept 20th. When it
moved to the left and rear under
orders of its Division Commander.
It was only for a short time engaged
in the action.

Its loss in the Campaign was
1 killed, 2 wounded and 6 missing,
which occurred in a
skirmish Sept. 11th.

Physical Description:
"A rough-edged commemorative marker with a relief of a uniformed Civil War soldier firing his rifle from behind a large rock. The soldier kneels on his proper right knee and faces right, the stock of the rifle resting on his shoulder, his hands positioning the rifle. He wears a cap and has a pouch at his waist. Above the relief, in the upper left corner of the marker, is a medallion of the Ohio State seal. In the upper right corner of the marker is the 14th Army Corps badge in relief. The marker is set upon a short, two-tiered base."
Source of the description: SIRIS - The 74th Ohio Infantry Regiment Monument

74th Ohio Infantry
Commanding;
   Capt. Joseph Fisher,
Third Brigade - Second Division - Fourteenth Army Corps.

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From the NRHP nomination form:

	Structure Number:	MT-1015 (see note)
	LCS ID:	003037

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Historical Significance:

	National Register Status:	Entered - Documented
	National Register Date:	11/24/1998
	National Historic Landmark?:	No
	Significance Level:	Contributing
	Short Significance Description:	The monument 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

7'6" x 4'3" x 2'10" monument consists of slab on stepped base featuring relief carving of kneeling soldier firing from behind a rock. Bronze state seal in upper left, and a bronze tablet on back.

Long Physical Description

Monument is located within the Chickamauga Battlefield in the southwest corner of Brotherton Field, map #190.

Material(s)

Structural Component(s) Material(s) 1.  Superstructure Granite 2.  Substructure Limestone 3.  Superstructure Bronze

Construction Period:	Historic
Chronology:	Physical Event Begin Year Begin Year AD/BC End Year End Year AD/BC Designer Designer Occupation 1.  Built 1894 AD     E. F. Carr Co., Quincy, MA Architect

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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
4. SIRIS - The 74th Ohio Infantry Regiment Monument

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