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34°54′26.8″N 85°16′20.8″W / 34.907444°N 85.272444°W | |
Location | Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Walker County, Georgia, United States |
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Designer | Harry Hargraves Edward E. Betts |
Type | tower |
Material | limestone |
Length | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
Width | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
Height | 85 ft (26 m) |
Beginning date | 1892 |
Completion date | 1903 |
Dedicated date | September 20, 1899 |
Dedicated to | The Lightning Brigade |
The Wilder Brigade Monument (also known as the Wilder Tower) is a large public monument located at the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in Walker County, Georgia, United States. The monument, which consists of a stone watchtower, was erected to honor the Lightning Brigade (led by John T. Wilder) of the Northern Union Army's Army of the Cumberland. The brigade participated in the Battle of Chickamauga during the American Civil War, with the monument located on the battlefield where the brigade fought.