8th Ohio Infantry Monument, (sculpture).

8th Ohio Infantry Monument, (sculpture).

King, R. R., sculptor.

New England Granite Works, fabricator.

8th Ohio Infantry Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated Sept. 14, 1887.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.

Approx. 12 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft. 4 in.; Base: approx. 15 in. x 5 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 6 in.

(On front:) 8TH OHIO INFANTRY,/CARROLL'S BRIG. 30 DIV./20 CORPS./JULY 2,3, 1863./OHIO'S TRIBUTE P.R. 8TH OHIO INFANTRY,/JULY 2, 3, 1863./ENGAGED 204,/KILLED 18,/WOUNDED 83,/MISSING 1/TOTAL LOSS 102. (On back:) THE 8TH OHIO INFANTRY/WAS ORGANIZED FOR 3 MONTHS APRIL/29, AND FOR 3 YEARS JUNE 24, 1861./TOO PART IN THE BATTLES OF/ROMNEY, WINCHESTER, 1862/SOUTH MOUNTAIN, ANTIETAM, FREDERICKSBURG/GETTYSBURG, WILDERNESS,/SPOTSYLVANIA, COLD HARBOR/PETERSBURG./AND MANY OTHER IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENTS/WAS MUSTERED OUT JULY 13, 1864 (On right side:) THE 8TH OHIO INFANTRY/UNDER/LT. COL. FRANKLIN SAWYER/TOOK THIS POSITION AT 4 PM JULY 2/AFTER A BRISK SKIRMISH/AND HELD IT JULY 2 AND 3./DURING LONGSTREET'S ASSAULT/JULY 3 THE REGIMENT ADVANCED/AND BY LEFT WHEEL ATTACKED THE/ENEMY IN FLANK, CAPTURING THREE/FLAGS AND NUMEROUS PRISONERS

A granite shaft adorned at the top with a bronze sculpture of a soldier's cap, canteen, knapsack, and blanket roll resting on top of a drum. Each side of the shaft features carved images of a row of stars, a trefoil, and a column.

History -- United States -- Civil War

History -- United States -- Ohio

Dress -- Accessory -- Hat

Dress -- Accessory -- Knapsack

Object -- Musical Instrument -- Drum

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg

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

Administered by Gettysburg National Military Park, 97 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325

Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Emmitsburg Road, at corner of Steinwehs Avenue & Long Lane, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325

The monument (also referred to as MN 204) is on the National Park Service, List of Classified Structures, and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 27, 1975-1976. The monument is one of twenty erected on the battlefield to honor the services of Ohio troops.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.

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