Johnson's Division - Right flank - Chickamauga National Battlefield
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This plaque indicates the right of Johnson's Division during the battle. This plaque is located on S. Crest Road, Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga, TN.
Waymark Code: WMPKTV
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/15/2015
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This plaque indicates the right of Johnson's Division during the assault on Missionary Ridge on Nov. 25, 1863 during the
Battle of Missionary Ridge, fought November 25, 1863. This Battle was part of the
Chattanooga Campaign and is preserved and maintained as part of the
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. The division was commanded by Brig. Gen. Richard W. Johnson. This plaque is located on S. Crest Road, Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga, TN.
Damaged:
The upper right corner of the sign is broken off.
Johnson's Division - Right flank sign
Text:
U.S.A.
Johnson's Division.
Right of assault.
Nov. 25, 1863.
From the NRHP nomination form:
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Structure Number: |
HS-Batch-3. |
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LCS ID: |
091615 |
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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10/26/1998
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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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The metal markers and tablets contribute to the national significance of the park under NR criterion A as part of the War Department's efforts to mark and commemorate places of significant action during the battles.
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Short Physical Description
Approximately 700 metal position and descriptive markers with raised lettering. Union marker text painted blue; Confederate marker text painted red.
Long Physical Description
Most of these tablets and plaques have integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmenship, feeling, and association to the historically significant period of Commemorative/Park Developement (1895-1899).
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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Iron
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Superstructure
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Bronze
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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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War Department
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Chickamauga National Battlefield
My Sources
1.
NPS List
2. Wikipedia -
Battle of Missionary Ridge
3. The Civil War Home -
The Chattanooga Campaign Union Order of Battle
4. CWBFM -
Johnson's Division - Right flank