73rd Ohio Infantry

The 73d Ohio Infantry was raised from the counties of Athens, Highland, Pickaway, Pike, and Ross. It was enlisted at Chillicothe in December 1861.

Their commander at Gettysburg was Lt. Col. Richard Long, Jr. (1837-1889). Long was the inventor of a truss rail joint. Ironically, he was killed at Pittsburgh when he was run over by a train.

The 73d’s rather simple monument is located in the National Cemetery near the Taneytown Road.

73rd Ohio Infantry

11th Corps, 2nd Division, 2nd Brigade

450; 21 killed, 120 wounded, 4 missing

Monument: Taneytown Road

1st Ohio Artillery Battery H

1st Ohio Battery H was known as Huntington’s. It was part of the Artillery Reserve during the Gettysburg Campaign.

Raised from the counties of Lucas and Washington, the battery also contained men from Battery F, 1st Pennsylvania Artillery. The unit had 6 Ordnance rifles and 123 men under the command of Lt. George W. Norton (1818-1906), a Toledo farmer.

The unit’s simple monument, erected by the state of Ohio, is located in the National Cemetery marking the position on July 2 and 3.

1st Ohio Artillery Battery H

Artillery Reserve, 3d Volunteer Brigade

Engaged: 6 Ordnance Rifles, 123 men; 2 killed, 5 missing

Monument: National Cemetery

82nd Ohio Infantry

The 82nd Ohio monument is located along Howard Avenue on the 11th Corps July 1st battle line.

The regiment was raised from the counties of Ashland, Harden, Logan, Marion, and Union in December 1861 at Kenton. The first commander at Gettysburg was Col. James S. Robinson (1817-1892), a newspaper editor from Kenton. Robinson later went on to become a general and to serve two terms in Congress. He was wounded on July 1. Command fell to Lt. Col. David Thomson (1825-1893), a banker from Kenton.

There is also a marker to this unit in the National Cemetery.

82nd Ohio Infantry

11th Corps, 3d Division, 2d Brigade

Engaged: 384; 17 killed, 84 wounded, 79 missing

Monument: Howard Avenue

1st Ohio Artillery Battery I

1st Ohio Artillery Battery I was raised in Hamilton County (Cincinnati) in the early winter of 1861.  It’s commander was Capt. Hubert Dilger (1836-1911).  Dilger, who listed his occupation at the start of the War as “German artillery officer,” would later be awarded the Medal of Honor for his role at Chancellorsville two months before Gettysburg.  The battery consisted of 6 Napoleans and 137 men.

The monument to the battery is located along the 1st day’s 11th Corps battle line.  Like most Ohio monument’s it is rather plain and ordinary in design; the exception is the artillery round used as a capstone. Markers exist to this regiment in the National Cemetery and also along Howard Avenue marking positions held during other parts of the battle.

1st Ohio Artillery Battery I

11th Corps Artillery Brigade

Capt. Hubert Dilger (1836-1911)

Engaged: 6 Napoleans and 137 men; 13 wounded

Monument: Howard Avenue

107th Ohio Infantry

The 107th Ohio came from around Cleveland including the counties of Cuyahoga, Defiance, Erie, Lorain, Stark, and Wayne in the summer of 1862. The commander at Gettysburg was Capt. John M. Lutz (1829-1891) a Bavaria Germany native and shoemaker in Cleveland.

The simple monument “a token of Ohio’s gratitude” stands on Barlow’s Knoll. Markers are also located on East Cemetery Hill for this regiment. This regiment suffered very heavy casualties at Gettysburg.

107th Ohio Infantry

11th Corps, 1st Division, 2nd Brigade

Capt. John M. Lutz (1829-1891)

Engaged 480; 23 killed, 111 wounded, 77 missing

Monument: Howard Avenue at Barlow’s Knoll

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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. [↩]

6th Ohio Cavalry

The 6th Ohio Cavalry was raised from the northeastern Ohio counties around Cleveland. The regiment was mustered in during the late fall and early winter of 1861. Their commander at Gettysburg was Maj. William Stedman.

The monument, which features a stone bas relief of a cavalryman mounted on his horse at full gallop with sabre raised, was erected by the state of Ohio. It stands along the Taneytown Road near the intersection with the Park Service’s Pleasanton Avenue. This unit was part of Huey’s brigade which was guarding the Army of the Potomac’s trains at Westminster, Maryland.

6th Ohio Cavalry

Cavalry Corps, 2nd Division, 2nd Brigade

Maj. William Stedman

At Westminster; monument located along the Taneytown Road

61st Ohio Infantry

From the counties of Belmont, Hamilton, and Pickaway, the 61st Ohio Infantry was raised in the spring of 1862.  Their commander at Gettysburg was Col. Stephen J. McGroarty (1830-1870), a native of Ireland and a lawyer in Cincinnati.

The monument is rather simple as are most of the Ohio monuments.

Erected by the state of Ohio, the main feature on the front of the die is a pair of crossed rifles with cartridge boxes slung over top.  The Eleventh Corps cresent moon corps badge is also featured.  The monument stands on Howard Avenue where the regiment did most of its fighting on July 1, 1863.

61st Ohio Infantry

11th Corps, 3rd Division, 1st Brigade

Col. Stephen J. McGroarty (1830-1870)

Engaged 306; 6 killed, 36 wounded, 12 missing

Monument: Howard Avenue