38th Illinois Infantry Regiment Monument

Illinois

38th Infantry.
2nd Brigade - Carlin.
1st Division - Davis.
20th Army Corps - McCook.

Commanded by
Colonel Daniel H. Gilmer.
Captain Willis G. Whitehurst.
September 19 - 1863.
1 to 4 p.m.
Loss 180.
Occupied position 200 yards in advance
at 12:30 p.m.

This monument is visible from the road. It is located at N 34° 54.207  W 85° 15.612. Map it



To reach this monument:
Marker is on Viniard Road east of LaFayette Road, on the right when traveling east. This monument is located in the northwest section of the Viniard field, a short walking distance off the Viniard Road.

There are 15 monuments nearby.

Robertson's Brigade Tablet (MT-1207) (about 183 feet away) ; 101st Ohio Infantry Regiment Monument (MT-1029) (about 270 feet away) ; Hood's Division Tablet (MT-1097) (about 282 feet away) ; Carlin's Brigade Tablet (MT-561) (about 289 feet away) ; 26th Ohio Infantry Regiment Monument (MT-980) (about 314 feet away) ; 25th Illinois Infantry Regiment Monument (MT-676) (about 343 feet away) ; 15th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment Monument (MT-1079) (about 358 feet away) ; 15th Georgia Infantry Marker (MT-1303) (about 434 feet away) ; Site of Log School House (MT-1444) (about 463 feet away) ; Wood's Division Tablet (MT-535) (about 474 feet away) ; Heg's Brigade Tablet (MT-602) (about 489 feet away) ; 8th Kansas Infantry Monument (MT-858) (about 525 feet away) ; Hans C. Heg Memorial Shell Monument (MT-424) (about 578 feet away) ; 20th Georgia Infantry Marker (MT-1308) (about 580 feet away) ; 35th Illinois Infantry Regiment Monument (MT-680) (about 600 feet away) ; Map all of the Monuments on the battlefield.

38th Illinois Infantry Regiment Marker (MT-685)

Map all the monuments to the 38th Illinois Infantry Regiment on the Battlefield.

This monument is recorded in the National Park Service database as structure MT-684.

This is a standard Illinois marker built in 1898. It is a 2'6" x 1'2" x 2'6" high rectangular slab of dark Quincy granite. Rock-faced sides; polished & inscribed front. "Illinois" is in large raised letters on beveled top. It marker the units location in September 19th, 1863, from 1 to 4 pm.

Allegiance: Union
Type: Monument
Level: Regiment
Military Arm: Infantry

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