1st Michigan Artillery, Battery D Marker - Chickamauga National Battlefield, GA, USA
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N 34° 56.053 W 085° 14.578
16S E 660469 N 3867157
The 1st Michigan Artillery, Battery D Marker is located on Reed's bridge Road. The marker describes the action on the morning Sept. 19, 1863.
Waymark Code: WMN0YJ
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2014
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This monument is dedicated to
1st Michigan Artillery, Battery D in recognition of their service during the
Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. This is one of six monuments to the 1st Michigan Artillery, Battery D on the battlefield. It marks their location on the morning of Sept. 19, 1863.
To reach this monument:
Parking is available on Reed's Bridge Road at N 34° 56.3239 W 85° 14.5126
From the parking area on Reed’s Bridge Road, follow the path south west. Pass the marker for the 82nd Indiana Regiment.
Text on the front of the monument :
Battery D,
First Michigan
Artillery
Morning Sept. 19, 1863
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
MT-881 |
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LCS ID: |
003022 |
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
1'6" x 1'6" x 3' high, the marker is a simple rock-faced shaft with a smooth-faced, sloped top that carries an inscription. Marks unit's position on morning of September 19, 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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1895
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AD
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My Sources
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NRHP
2. Wikipedia -
Battle of Chickamauga
3. Wikipedia -
Battery "D" Michigan Light Artillery
4. The Civil War Home -
The Chickamauga Campaign - Union Order of Battle
5. CWBFM -
1st Michigan Artillery, Battery D 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.