98th Ohio Infantry Regiment Monument - Chickamauga National Military Park
Posted by: Lat34North
N 34° 55.610 W 085° 16.334
16S E 657809 N 3866290
The 98th Ohio Infantry Regiment Monument is located along a hiking trail at Snodgrass Hill, tour stop 8, at the Chickamauga National Battlefield. Parking is at N 34 55.624 W 85 16.262.
Waymark Code: WMP3K1
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 06/24/2015
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This plaque is dedicated to the 98th Ohio Infantry Regiment Monument and is in recognition of their service during the
Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863.
It marks their location on Sunday 20, 1863 from about 1:30 PM until 6:00 PM. The commanders of the regiment were Capt. Moses J. Urquhart and Capt. Armstrong J. Thomas. There is only one monument to the 98th Ohio Infantry Regiment on the battlefield.
To reach this monument:
From the parking area on Snodgrass Hill, head west pass the monuments on the hilltop. A trail will continue to the west near the 87th Indiana and the 2nd Minnesota monuments. Follow this path until you reach a clearing.
The 98th Ohio Infantry Regiment Monument
is the taller monument in the middle of the 3 monuments along the path.
Text on the front:
98th
Ohio,
Infantry.
2nd Brigade,
1st Division,
Reserve Corps.
Text on the rear:
This Regiment arrived on the field Sept. 20th 1863, about 1:30 P.M. It went into action about 2:00 P.M. being on the left of the first line of the brigade. It gained this position by assault and occupied and held it until 6:00 P.M. Loss: killed 9; wounded 41; captured or missing; 13.
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
MT-1026. |
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LCS ID: |
003028 |
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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Monument contributes to nat'l 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' square at base & 9' high, monument has rock-faced base, battered pedestal with bronze state seal, smooth raised lettered shaft framed by rock-faced slabs & carved crossed swords & laurel wreath in cap.
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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Bronze
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2.
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Superstructure
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Granite
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3.
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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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1890
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CE
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1899
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CE
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Niehaus, C. H.
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Sculptor
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1.
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Built
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1890
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CE
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1899
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CE
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Smith Granite Co., Westerly, RI
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Architect
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My Sources
1. Wikipedia -
Battle of Chickamauga
2. The Civil War Home -
The Chickamauga Campaign - Union Order of Battle
2. Civil War Battlefield Monuments -
98th Ohio Infantry Regiment Monument
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.