14th Ohio Infantry Regiment Monument, (sculpture).

14th Ohio Infantry Regiment Monument, (sculpture).

Power, Maurice J., 1838-1902, contractor.

Niehaus, Charles Henry, 1855-1935, sculptor.

National Fine Art Foundry, founder.

14th Ohio Infantry Regiment Monument, (sculpture).

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Marker: granite; Relief plaque: bronze; Seal: bronze; Base: granite.

Marker: approx. 5 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. x 10 in.; Base: approx. 3 ft. 8 in. x 7 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 8 in.

(Relief plaque:) MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE H. THOMAS COMMANDING THE 14TH ARMY CORPS/(relief scene)/(account of the battle follows) (Front of marker, below relief plaque, raised and polished lettering:) 14TH OHIO INFANTRY/2ND BRIGADE, 3RD DIVISION, 14TH ARMY CORPS unsigned

A rounded, rough-cut marker with a bronze relief plaque depicting a Civil War battle scene. Major General George H. Thomas is seen in left profile, in uniform including a wide-brimmed hat. Soldiers on either side of him, fire at one another over a log fence in the center. On the rear of the marker is a circular State of Ohio seal. The marker is mounted upon a rough-cut, block base.

History -- United States -- Civil War

History -- United States -- Ohio

Portrait male -- Thomas, George H. -- Bust

Occupation -- Military -- Major General

State of Being -- Evil -- War

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Architecture -- Detail -- Fence

Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Ft. Oglethorpe

Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia

Administered by Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, P. O. Box 2128, Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia 30742

Located Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Poe Road, Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia

The monument commemorates the involvement of the 14th Ohio Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 14th Army Corps, commanded by Major General George H. Thomas at the Battle of Chickamauga during the Civil War. It marks the position held by the regiment during the battle. The cost was $1,470. The monument was erected by Maurice J. Power. Charles Henry Niehaus sculpted the State of Ohio seal. IAS files contain: copy of Georgia Historic Resources 1988 form, Historic Preservation Section, Georgia Department of Natural Resources. The monument is on the National Park List of Classified Structures No. 03036. IAS files contain a copy of the LCS report form.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1994.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, TN0062, 1989.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, GA7369, 1989.

Monumental News, May 1894, pg. 234.

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