4th Michigan Cavalry Marker - Chickamauga National Battlefield
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N 34° 53.758 W 085° 15.775
16S E 658720 N 3862883
This marker to the 4th Michigan Cavalry is located on the east side of Lafayette Rd near the southern entrance to the Chickamauga National Battlefield.
Waymark Code: WMDKK6
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 01/26/2012
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This marker to the
4th Michigan Cavalry is in recognition of their service during the
Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. It marks their postion during the night of September 18, 1863. This is one of two markers to the 4th Michigan Cavalry on the battlefield.
Text on the monument:
4th Michigan
Cavalry
Night, Sept. 18, 1863
4th Michigan
Maj. Horace Gray, commanding
First Brigade - Second Division - Cavalry Corps
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
MT-885(see note) |
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LCS ID: |
003018 |
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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07/25/1986
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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 national movement among veterans & related groupds to commemorate Civil War battlefields. This was the first U.S. national military park.
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Short Physical Description
1'6" x 1'6" x 3' high, the marker is a simple rock-faced shaft with a smooth-faced, sloped top that carries an inscription. Marks unit's position on the night of September 18, 1863
Material(s)
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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.