38th Indiana Infantry Regiment Monument - Chickamauga National Battlefield
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This monument to the 38th Indiana Infantry Regiment is located on the west side of Battleline Rd near tour stop 2 at the Chickamauga National Military Park. This monument marks the position held by the 38th on Sunday Sept. 20, 1863.
Waymark Code: WME81A
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 04/16/2012
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This monument to the
38th Regiment Indiana Infantry is in recognition of their service during the
Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. The regiment was organized organized at New Albany, Indiana and mustered into Federal Service on September 18, 1861.
This monument marks the position held by the 38th Indiana Infantry regiment from daylight on Sunday morning, September 20th until it was ordered to retire at 5:30 P.M.
This is one of two marker to the 38th Indiana Infantry on the battlefield.
Official Report of
Lieut. Col. Daniel F. Griffin, Thirty–eighth Indiana Infantry.
Text on the front of the marker
1st Brigade - Scribner.
1st Division. - Baird.
14th Corps - Thomas.
38th Regt. Indiana Infantry
Text on the rear of the marker
Indiana Tribute
To her
Thirty-eight Regiment Infantry
Lieutenant Colonel Daniel F. Griffin.
First Brigade (Scribner).
First Division. (Baird).
Fourteenth Corps (Thomas).
This regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Daniel F. Griffin commanding, was
One of the first in Baird’s Division to engage the enemy Saturday Morning
September 19th, 1863. It also assisted in withstanding the attack of
Cleburne’s Division at night.
This monument marks the position held by the regiment from daylight
Sunday morning, September 20th until ordered to retire at 5:30 P.M.
During the day several assaults of the enemy were repulsed.
Killed 13; Wounded 57; Missing 39.
38th Indiana Infantry,
Commanded by Lieut. Col. Daniel F. Griffin.
First Brigade - Col Benjamin F. Scribner.
First Division. - Brig. Gen. Absalom Baird.
XIV Army Corps - Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas.
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
MT-804 |
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LCS ID: |
008779 |
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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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
9' x 6' x 14' high, monument has rock-faced base & smooth-faced pedestal. Shaft takes form of blind arch with rock-faced voussoirs surrounding smooth-faced panel containing inscription & state seal. Carved acorn in keystone.
Long Physical Description
Monument located within the Chickamauga Battlefield at map site #57 along Battleline Road.
Material(s)
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Structural Component(s)
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Material(s)
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Superstructure
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Limestone
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Superstructure
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Bronze
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Substructure
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Limestone
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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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1897
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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 -
38th Regiment Indiana 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.