33rd Ohio Infantry Regiment Monument, (sculpture).

33rd Ohio Infantry Regiment Monument, (sculpture).

O'Connor, A., sculptor.

Niehaus, Charles Henry, 1855-1935, sculptor.

Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder.

E. F. Carr & Company, contractor.

33rd Ohio Infantry Regiment Monument, (sculpture).

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

Marker: approx. 8 ft. x 6 ft. x 2 ft. 8 in.; Base: approx. 2 ft. x 8 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 6 in.

(Lower right corner of relief plaque on front of marker:) A. O'CONNOR. SC./CAST BY THE HENRY BONNARD BRONZE CO. N-Y 1894 (Front of marker, raised and polished lettering:) 33RD OHIO INFANTRY/COL. OSCAR F. MOORE COMMANDING SCRIBNER'S BRIGADE, BAIRD'S DIVISION/14TH ARMY CORPS (Seal on upper front of marker:) OHIO C.H. NIEHAUS (Bronze plaque on back of marker: account of the battle) signed Founder's mark appears.

A bronze relief plaque depicting a Civil War battle scene is mounted on the front of a commemorative granite marker. Above the plaque is a decorated, flared cap topped with a large, polished granite acorn. Centered within the cap is the State of Ohio seal. Both sides of the marker have plain, polished panels with rough edges. The marker is mounted upon a rectangular, sloping, rough-cut base.

History -- United States -- Civil War

History -- United States -- Ohio

Figure group -- Male

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Architecture -- Military -- Battlefield

State of Being -- Evil -- War

Object -- Foliage -- Acorn

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, Battleline Road, Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia

The monument commemorates the involvement of the 33rd Ohio Infantry, Colonel Oscar F. Moore commanding, Scribner's Brigade, Baird's Division, 14th Army Corps at the Battle of Chickamauga during the Civil War. It was placed by the State of Ohio. The monument was erected by E. F. Carr & Company. The relief plaque was sculpted by A. O'Connor and was cast by the Henry Bonnard Bronze Company. The State of Ohio seal was sculpted by Charles Henry Niehaus. IAS files contain: a copy of Georgia Historic Resources 1988 form, Historic Preservation Section, Georgia Department of Natural Resources. The monument is on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures No. 03044. 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, GA7377, 1989.

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