104th Illinois Infantry Regiment Marker - Chickamauga National Battlefield
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This marker to the 104th Illinois Infantry is located in Dyer Field, west of Glen-Kelly Rd in the Chickamauga National Battlefield Park.
Waymark Code: WMDVDN
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 02/26/2012
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This monument to the 104th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
is in recognition of their service during the
Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. This marker indicates the position of the 104th during the night of September 19-20, 1863. This is one of three markers to the 104th Illinois on the battlefield. A 4th marker is located in the Lookout Mountain unit.
Text on the front of the monument:
Illinois
104th Infantry
J. Beatty's Brigade
During night of September 19-20, 1863.
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
MT-722(see note) |
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LCS ID: |
008940 |
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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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
2'6" x 1'2" x 2'6" high rectangular slab of dark Quincy granite. Rock-faced sides; polished & inscribed front. "Illinois" is in large raised letters on beveled top. Marks unit's position during night of Sept. 19-20, 1863.
Long Physical Description
Marker is located in the Chickamauga Battlefield along Glenn-Kelly Road, map site #188.
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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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1899
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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 -
List of Illinois Civil War units
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.