79th Pennsylvania Infantry

79th Pennsylvania Infantry (HM1NBI)

Location: Chickamauga, GA 30707 Catoosa County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 55.871', W 85° 15.269'

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2nd Brigade

— 1st Division —

Text on the Front Side of the Monument:

79th Regiment
Pennsylvania
Veteran Volunteer
Infantry
2nd. Brigade, 1st. Division,
14th. Corps.
Colonel Henry A. Hambright
Commanding


Text on the Right Side of the Monument:

Number Engaged
In Battle
Of Chickamauga, 390.
Killed, Wounded,
And Missing, 137.


Text on the Back Side of the Monument:

This Regiment Held This
Position From Early
Sunday Morning
September 20th,
Until Evening
When Ordered to Retire


Text on the Left Side of the Monument:

Organized in Lancaster
County Pennsylvania September 1861.
Re-enlisted
As Veteran Volunteers
At Chattanooga, Tennessee
February 12, 1864.
Mustered Out at Fairfax
Seminary, Virginia July 12, 1865.
Details
HM NumberHM1NBI
Tags
Marker Number1049
Placed ByState of Pennsylvania
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, August 27th, 2015 at 5:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 659423 N 3866802
Decimal Degrees34.93118333, -85.25448333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 55.871', W 85° 15.269'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 55' 52.26" N, 85° 15' 16.14" W
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Area Code(s)706
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Battleline Rd, Chickamauga GA 30707, US
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