First Ohio Cavalry Regiment Monument, (sculpture).

First Ohio Cavalry Regiment Monument, (sculpture).

Heistand, H. O. S., designer.

Niehaus, Charles Henry, 1855-1935, sculptor.

E. F. Carr & Company, contractor.

First Ohio Cavalry Regiment Monument, (sculpture).

Marker and relief: granite; Seal: bronze; Base: granite.

Marker: approx. 6 ft. 10 in. x 6 ft. 8 in. x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 17 in. x 8 ft. 10 in. x 3 ft.

(Front of marker, raised and polished lettering:) 1ST OHIO CAVALRY/LT. COL. VALENTINE CUPP COMMANDING/LONG'S BRIGADE CROOK'S DIVISION/CAVALRY CORPS (Bronze plaque on rear of marker: account of the battle) unsigned

A granite commemorative marker with a relief of a Civil War cavalryman astride a galloping horse. The horse and rider are shown in proper left profile. The soldier holds the reins with his proper left hand, his proper right hand raised with his sword drawn. The soldier has a moustache and wears a cap. Near the top of the rough-cut back of the marker is the State of Ohio seal. The marker has a slightly rounded top and rough-cut sides, and is mounted upon a short, rough-cut, rectangular base.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

State of Being -- Evil -- War

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, Glenn Hill, Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia

The monument commemorates the involvement of the 1st Ohio Cavalry, Lieutenant Colonel Valentine Cupp commanding, Long's Brigade, Crook's Division, Cavalry Corps at the Battle of Chickamauga during the Civil War. It was placed by the State of Ohio and veterans and marks the position held by the regiment during the battle. The cost was $1,470. The monument was erected by E. F. Carr & Company. The State of Ohio seal was sculpted by Charles Henry Niehaus. IAS files contain: an excerpt from Jack Kerr's "Monuments and Markers of the 29 States Engaged at Chickamauga and Chattanooga," Collegedale, TN: The College Press, n.d.; 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. 03107. 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, GA7400, 1989.

Kerr, Jack, "Monuments and Markers of the 29 States Engaged at Chickamauga and Chattanooga," Collegedale, TN: The College Press, n.d.

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