1st Ohio Cavalry

Located along the Taneytown Road just to the south of the Visitor Center, this monument is for companies A and C of the 1st Ohio Cavalry. Company A served at the headquarters for the 3d Division of the Cavalry Corps while company C served at 2nd Division Cavalry Corps headquarters.

Raised in Fayette County, these were the only two regiments to serve in the Eastern theater. The other companies were in the west with the Army of the Cumberland; these two companies joined them in the spring of 1864.

Company A was commanded by Capt. Noah Jones (1840-1902), a farmer from Bloomsburg while company C was commanded by Capt. Samuel N. Stanford (1837-1871), a lawyer from Springfield.¹

The monument, erected by the state of Ohio, is rather plain and simple. The main feature is an excellent carved likeness of a cavalry horse’s head underneath two crossed sabers — the symbol of the cavalry corps. Many cavalry monuments at Gettysburg feature carved reliefs of horses or cavalryman mounted upon horses.

(This happens to be my personal favorite cavalry monument at Gettysburg because I like the granite carved horse’s head on the front of the die so much.)

1st Ohio Cavalry Companies A & C

Headquarters 2nd and 3rd Division Cavalry Corps

Capt. Noah Jones (1840-1902) and Capt. Samuel N. Stanford (1837-1871)

Engaged: 85; no loss

Monument: Taneytown Road

1. Stanford was cashiered for drunkness on duty on April 25, 1864. At that time Ohio did not require substance abuse CLE for lawyers. I’m sure that would have prevented Stanford’s problem. Those who know my love for Continuing Legal Ed and the substance abuse requirement in particular will know that I’m being very sarcastic. [↩]

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