92nd Ohio Infantry Regiment Marker - Chickamauga National Military Park - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

This monument to the 92nd Ohio Infantry Regiment, commanded by Col. Benjamin D. Fearing, and Lieut. Col. Douglas Putnam, Jr. is in recognition of their service during the during the Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. This monument marks their position at 6:30 pm on September 20, 1863. There are three monuments to the 92nd Ohio Infantry Regiment on the battlefield.



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92nd Ohio Regiment
Ohio Infantry.
Turchin’s
Brigade
6:30 P. M.
September 20,
1863.

From the NRHP nomination form:

	Structure Number:	MT-1021(see note)
	LCS ID:	003093

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Historical Significance:

	National Register Status:	Entered - Documented
	National Register Date:	11/24/1998
	National Historic Landmark?:	No
	Significance Level:	Contributing
	Short Significance Description:	Monument contributes to national significance of park under NR Criterion A because it represents the national movement among veterans & federal government to commemorate Civil War battlefields. This was the first U.S. national military park.

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Short Physical Description

A 1'6" x 1'6" x 3' high granite obelisk with a raised letter inscription. Marks regiment's position on the McDonald Field on September 20, 1863, at 6:00 p.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

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My Sources
1. NRHP Narrative
2. Wikipedia - Battle of Chickamauga
3. The Civil War Home - The Chickamauga Campaign - Union Order of Battle
4. Wikipedia - 92nd Ohio Infantry Regiment Monument
5. Civil War Battlefield Monuments - 92nd Ohio Infantry Regiment Monument

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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.

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