100th Illinois Infantry Regiment Marker - Chickamauga National Battlefield
Posted by: Lat34North
N 34° 55.066 W 085° 15.749
16S E 658718 N 3865301
This marker to the 100th Illinois Infantry Regiment is located on the south side of Dyer Rd, just west of the split rail fence along the western edge of the Brothernton Field in the Chickamauga National Battlefield.
Waymark Code: WME2X9
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 03/27/2012
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This marker made of dark Quincy granite is dedicated to
100th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry and is in recognition of their service during the
Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. The unit was organized at Joliet, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on August 30, 1862.
This is the one of four markers to 100th Illinois Infantry on the battlefield. It marks their location on Sunday, September 20th, 1863 at 11:00 A.M.
100th Illinois Infantry Regiment
Text:
Illinois
100th Infantry.
Buell’s Brigade.
11 A.M. September 20, 1963
100th Illinois,
•Commanded by:
Col. Frederick A. Bartleson,
Maj. Charles M. Hammond.
• First Brigade. - Col. GEORGE P. BUELL.
• First Division. - Brig. Gen. THOMAS J. WOOD.
• XXI Army Corps. - Maj. Gen. THOMAS L. CRITTENDEN
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
MT-718 |
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LCS ID: |
008938 |
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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Monument contributes to nat'l 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
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 at 11:00 a.m. on Sept. 20, 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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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 -
100th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
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.