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Wilder Brigade Monument
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34°54′26.8″N 85°16′20.8″W / 34.907444°N 85.272444°W / 34.907444; -85.272444
LocationChickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Walker County, Georgia, United States
DesignerHarry Hargraves
Edward E. Betts
Typetower
Materiallimestone
Length19 ft (5.8 m)
Width19 ft (5.8 m)
Height85 ft (26 m)
Beginning date1892
Completion date1903
Dedicated dateSeptember 20, 1899
Dedicated toThe 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.

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