59th Illinois Infantry

59th Illinois Infantry (HM29ES)

Location: Chickamauga, GA 30707 Walker County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 54.119', W 85° 16.378'

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Post's Brigade

—Davis’ Division —

Text on the Front Side:

59th Infantry.
1st Brigade - Post.
1st Division - Davis.
20th Army Corps - McCook.

This regiment was engaged in guarding trains September 19th and
acted with Mitchell's Cavalry Corps at Crawfish Springs during
the afternoon of September 20th 1863.


Text on the Back Side:

Commanded By
Lieutenant Colonel Joshua C. Winters.
Reached Crawfish Springs
September 20, 1 p.m.
Details
HM NumberHM29ES
Tags
Year Placed1899
Placed ByState of Illinois
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, July 17th, 2018 at 10:01am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 657790 N 3863534
Decimal Degrees34.90198333, -85.27296667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 54.119', W 85° 16.378'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 54' 7.14" N, 85° 16' 22.68" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)706
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 419 Wilder Rd, Chickamauga GA 30707, US
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