19th Indiana Battery Monument - Chickamauga National Battlefield
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The 19th Indiana Battery Monument is located on Poe Road (one way) near driving tour stop 3, Chickamauga Nation Battlefield.
Waymark Code: WMDYC3
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 03/08/2012
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The monument to the 19th Indiana Battery Light Artillery is a tall column topped by a stone carving of an eagle, with wings slightly spread. The eagle is standing on cannon barrels with an American flag draped around its feet. Below the carving is an inset bronze medallion of Indiana's state seal. On the back is a bronze relief plaque and war implements carved in relief and a description of the 19th Indiana Battery during the battle.
This monument is dedicated to the
19th Indiana Battery Light Artillery, and is in recognition of their service during the
Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863. The 19th Indiana Battery was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana and mustered in August 5, 1862.
This marker marks their position the morning of September 20, 1863. The battery became engaged at 10 A.M. where this monument stands and was in action here until noon. This is one of four markers to the 19th Indiana Battery located on the battlefield.
Text on the front of the monument:
2nd Brigade - King
4th Division - Reynolds
14th Corps. - Thomas
19th Indiana Battery
Text on the rear of the monument:
Indiana's tribute to her Nineteen Battery.
Capt. Samuel J. Harris
Lieut. Robert S. Lackey commanding.
Second Brigade (King)
Fourth Division (Reynolds)
Fourteen Corps (Thomas)
Saturday, September 19th, 1863, this battery reached Crawfish Springs at 7 A.M. after an all-night march from Pond Spring, thence moved to vicinity of Brotherton's and about 3:30 P.M .went into action south of the Poe house and west of the Lafayette Road, were Captain Harris was wounded. Being flanked on the right the battery withdrew to the north side of the Poe field, and was there engaged.
Sunday, September 20th, the battery became engaged at 10 A.M. where this monument stands and was in action here until noon. It was then moved to the south side of Kelley Field, a little northwest of where Colonel King’s monument now stands, remaining there until 5:30 P.M., when the battery retired, taking the body of Colonel King on a caisson.
Casualties: 2 enlisted men killed; Captain and 15 men wounded; 2 missing: aggregate loss 20.
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
MT-761(see note) |
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LCS ID: |
008773 |
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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Marker contributes to national significance of park under NR Criterion A because it represents the national movement among veterans & related groups to commemorate Civil War battlefields. This was the first U.S. national military park.
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Short Physical Description
5'4" square at base & 11' high, the rock-faced Indiana oolitic limestone monument has inscribed smooth-faced panels at base & shaft. Sloped cap incorporates state seal and supports carved stone cannon tubes and bronze eagle.
Long Physical Description
Monument located within the Chickamauga Battlefield at map site #138 along Poe Road.
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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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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 -
19th Indiana Battery Light Artiller
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.