35th Ohio Infantry Regiment Marker - Chickamauga National Battlefield
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Lat34North
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Monument to the 35th Ohio Infantry Regiment on Sept 19 between 10 and 11:30 am. The marker is located on Reed's Bridge Road in the Chickamauga National Battlefield.
Waymark Code: WMMZQA
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 11/29/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member iconions
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This monument is dedicated to 35th Ohio Infantry Regiment in recognition of their service during the Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. This is one of four monuments to the 35th Ohio Infantry Regiment on the battlefield. It marks their location on Sept. 19, 1863 between 10 and 11:30 am.



Text on the front of the monument :
35th. Regiment
Ohio Infantry,
Van DerVeer’s
Brigade.
10:00 to
11:30 A. M.
September 19,
1863.





From the NRHP nomination form:

  Structure Number: MT-992
  LCS ID: 003137




Historical Significance:

  National Register Status:
Entered - Documented
  National Register Date:
07/25/1986

  National Historic Landmark?: No
  Significance Level:
Contributing
 

Short Significance Description:

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.

Short Physical Description

1'6" x 1'6" x 3' high granite obelisk with a raised letter inscription. Marks regiment's position south of Reed's Bridge Tower site on September 19, 1863, from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.



Material(s)   
 
Structural Component(s)
Material(s)

1. 
Superstructure
Granite


Construction Period:
Historic
Chronology:   
 
Physical Event
Begin Year
Begin Year AD/BC
End Year
End Year AD/BC
Designer
Designer Occupation
1. 
Built
1894
AD
 
 
 
 


My Sources
1. NRHP
2. Wikipedia - Battle of Chickamauga
3. Wikipedia - 35th Ohio Infantry
4. The Civil War Home - The Chickamauga Campaign - Union Order of Battle
5. CWBFM - 35th Ohio Infantry Marker


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.

Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/1894

Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Union

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Related Website: [Web Link]

Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes

Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Not listed

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