107th Ohio Infantry Monument, (sculpture).

107th Ohio Infantry Monument, (sculpture).

Smith Granite Company, sculptor.

107th Ohio Infantry Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated Sept. 14, 1887.

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Sculpture: blue Westerly granite; Base: granite.

Overall: approx. 11 ft. 4 in. x 7 ft. x 4 ft. 9 in.

Smith Granite Co/Westerly, R.I. (On die, front:) 107TH OHIO INFANTRY/2ND BRIGADE 1ST DIVISION 11TH CORPS/THIS MEMORIAL/IS DEDICATED BY THE SURVIVING/MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENT TO/THEIR FALLEN COMRADES/OHIO'S TOKEN OF GRATITUDE (On die, left side:) PRINCIPAL ENGAGEMENTS/CHANCELLORSVILLE/GETTYSBURG/HAGERSTOWN, MD 1863/FORT WAGNER, S.C. 1864/JOHN'S ISLAND, S.C./CAMP FINNEGAN, FLA./DEVEAUX'S NECK, S.C./COMBAHEE FERRY, S.C. 1865/DINGLE'S MILLS, S.C./STATESBURG, S.C./SWIFT CREEK, S.C. (On die, right side:) THE 107TH OHIO INFANTRY/WAS ORGANIZED AT CLEVELAND, OHIO/SEPT. 9, 1862, AND MUSTERED OUT OF/SERVICE AT CHARLESTON, S.C. JULY 10, 1865./REGIMENTAL COMMANDERS/COLONEL S. MEYER/LIEUT. COL. C. F. MUELLER/CAPTAIN J. M. LUTZ/MAJOR A. VIGNOS/CAPTAIN E.S. MEYER/LIEUT. COL. J. S. COOPER (Lengthy detail of engagement and losses appears on the rear of the die) unsigned Founder's mark appears.

Rectangular monument with an apexed cap stands on a square base. The Corps' crescent insignia appears in relief on the front and rear sides of the cap.

History -- United States -- Civil War

History -- United States -- Ohio

Emblem -- Military Insignia

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, East Howard Avenue, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325

Erected by the State of Ohio and surviving members of the 107th Infantry, this monument is one of twenty honoring Ohio troops who participated in the Gettysburg campaign. It indicates the position held by the 107th Ohio Infantry on July 1, 1863. The monument is listed on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures (referred to as MN 65) and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 27. IAS files contain a copy of the LCS report form.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA2053, 1989.

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