Home Om3657_6643414_001

Reference URL

Add tags

Comment

Save to favorites

To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, IM or document

To embed the entire object, paste this HTML in website

To link to this page, paste this link in email, IM or document

To embed this page, paste this HTML in website

Ohio at Antietam Monument to the 8th O.V.I.

Om3657_6643414_001

Save page

1 of 2

View Description

View Image & Text

This page

All

Subset

Image
Text

Text Search...

Loading content ...

you wish to report:

Your comment:

Your Name:

Submit

Cancel

...

Title	Ohio at Antietam Monument to the 8th O.V.I.
Subject	Military Ohio Civil War Monuments & memorials 8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.)
Place	Antietam (Maryland) Seneca County (Ohio) Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Crawford County (Ohio) Huron County (Ohio) Sandusky County (Ohio) Lorain County Medina County (Ohio)
Description	These two pages from the Report of the Ohio Antietam Battlefield Commission describe the monument to the 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry at the Antietam Battlefield. The monument inscription is described on page 52 (the first image) and on the following page is a picture of the monument (the second image). The Battle of Antietam took place on September 17, 1862 between the Union forces commanded by General McClellan and Confederate forces under General Lee. The battle is remembered as "the most bloody day America ever saw." The 8th Ohio took part in some of the most lethal fighting at the place called "Bloody Lane". The commission reported that 162 of the regiments men were killed or wounded of 341 engaged. Three men from the 8th O.V.I. later received the Medal of Honor. The 8th Ohio's monument is located where the regiment crossed Bloody Lane. The 8th Regiment O.V.I. enlisted in April, 1861 following President Lincoln's call for volunteers. After their initial enlistment of 3 months, the regiment re-enlisted for 3 years. Consisting of companies recruited from northern counties along and near Lake Erie, the regiment served was engaged in hard service including 76 battles and skirmishes. The regiment was mustered out July 13, 1864; remaining veterans were consolidated with other units into the Fourth Ohio Volunteer Battalion until the end of the Civil War. The Ohio Antietam Battlefield Commission was appointed by Ohio Governor Nash following General Assembly of Ohio legislation in 1902. The Ohio monuments were dedicated on October 13, 1903. Ohio monuments at Antietam erected by the commission: monument to the future President of the United States, Sergeant William McKinley of the 23rd O.V.I. ; joint monument to the 5th, 7th, and 66th regiments, O.V.I.; 8th Regiment O.V.I; 11th Regiment O.V.I; 12th Regiment O.V.I; 23rd Regiment O.V.I; 28th Regiment O.V.I; 30th Regiment O.V.I; 36th Regiment O.V.I; and the 1st Ohio Independent Battery.
Creator	Cunningham, David and W.W. Miller
Date of Original	1904
Collection	Report of the Ohio Antietam Battlefield Commission
Source	Published material; 973.7336 Oh3
Format	book
Submitting Institution	Ohio Historical Society
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	Text
Date created	2010-06-06

Title	Om3657_6643414_001
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
File Name	Om3657_6643414_001.tif
Image Height	5509
Image Width	3626
File Size	5976.741 KB
Full Text	52 OHIO AT ANTIETAM. The following inscriptions appear on the monument of the 8th O. V. I.: Upon front of monument: 8th Regiment OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY Lieut. Col. Franklin Sawyer 1st Brigade, Gen. Nathan Kimball 3rd Division, Gen. W. H. French 2nd Corps, Gen. Edwin V. Sumner Army of the Potomac Upon front panel: On this Field Ohio's Sons Sacrificed Life and Health for One Country and One Flag. History, back of monument: Sept. 17th, 1862, forded Antietam Creek waist deep; formed line of battle south of the Roulette Buildings, in orchard; took crest of hill at the point of the bayonet; held position for hours; supplied exhausted ammunition and muskets from dead and wounded; charged 'Boody Lane" capturing about 300 prisoners; number engaged 341; losses in killed and wounded 162.
Date created	2009-01-12

Find results with:

Searching collections:

Home Om3657_6643414_001

Ohio at Antietam Monument to the 8th O.V.I.

Object Description

Description

Tags

Comments

Ohio at Antietam Monument to the 8th O.V.I.

Ohio at Antietam Monument to the 8th O.V.I.

	All
	Pages Enter page numbers or page ranges separated by commas. For example: 1,3,5-12