Monument

87th Indiana Infantry Regiment Marker

Sept. 19, 1863

Battle of Chickamauga


87th Indiana Infantry Regiment Marker, click photo to enlarge.
By Byron Hooks, on 2011/04/06 11:40:01
1. 87th Indiana Infantry Regiment Marker
 
Inscription:
Indiana
Eighty-Seventh Regiment Infantry.
(Gleason)
Third Brigade. (Van Derveer)
Third Division (Brannan)
Fourteenth Corps. (Thomas)
Saturday, September 19th, 1863, 8 A.M.




87th Indiana Infantry Regiment Marker, click photo to enlarge.
By Byron Hooks, on 2011/04/06 11:40:11
2. 87th Indiana Infantry Regiment Marker
 


Classification
Allegiance: Union
Type: Marker
Level: Regiment
Military Arm: Infantry


Distinguishing numbers/markings on the plaque:
(UL) 54

Location of the monument:
This monument is Not visible from the road. It is located at N 34° 56.1235  W 85° 14.5364. Map it

Parking is available on Reed's Bridge Road near  N 34° 56.3239   W 85° 14.5126


To reach this monument:
From the parking area on Reed’s Bridge Road, follow the path south west. At the marker to the 82nd Indiana, a path will lead off an easterly direction. The markers for the 35th Ohio and the 87th Indiana are on this path.
Distinctive geographic/terrain features at the markers location:
Woods


NPS/SIRIS Data
This monument is recorded in the National Park Service database as structure MT-850.


Comments about this monument:
This standard Indiana regimental marker consists of a 4' x 4' x 4'8" high rock-faced oolitic stone block with a peaked top and a 12" x 18" bronze plaque affixed to its front. Marks regiment's position northeast of Reed's Bridge Tower site.

 

By Byron Hooks, on 2014-12-01
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3. 87th Indiana Infantry Regiment Marker
 

Credits:

This page originally submitted by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, GA, on December 01, 2014. This page has been viewed 351 time(s) since then. This page has been updated 0 time(s) since then. BG Hooks was the editor who published this page on December 01, 2014. Photos: 1, 2, 3 were submitted on 12/01/2014 by Byron Hooks.


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