2nd, 4th, 5th, & 6th Kentucky U.S. Cavalry Marker - Chickamauga National Battlefield
Posted by: Lat34North
N 34° 54.394 W 085° 16.377
16S E 657783 N 3864042
This marker to the 2nd, 4th, 5th, & 6th Kentucky U.S. Cavalry is located on Genn-Viniard / Vittetoe Chickamauga Road near driving tour stop 6, Chickamauga National Battlefield Park.
Waymark Code: WME5VQ
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 04/07/2012
Views: 1
This marker to the 2nd, 4th, 5th, & 6th Kentucky U.S. Cavalry is in recognition of their service during the
Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. Kentucky was a border state during the American Civil War and units from Kentucky served in both the Union and Confederate Armies.
Text on the front of the marker
2nd
4th
5th
6th
Kentucky
Cav. U.S.A.
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
MT-861 |
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LCS ID: |
008993 |
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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10/15/1966
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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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The marker 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
3' x 1'6" x 3'2" high, marker is a single block of granite, rock-faced at bottom and finished above, with a slanting top inscribed with "Kentucky" within a scroll and the unit's name.
Long Physical Description
Monument located within the Chickamauga Battlefield near the Wilder Brigade Monument, map site #236.
This marker has been moved twice. First in 1966, in advance of a highway project that never happened, the monument was moved 260 feet. Then in 2002, the monument was returned to its original location.
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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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Moved
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1966
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AD
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3.
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Moved
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2002
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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
2. Wikipedia -
Kentucky in the American Civil War
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.