68th Ohio Infantry Monument - Vicksburg National Military Park
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N 32° 21.547 W 090° 50.369
15S E 703293 N 3582294
This granite marker is located east of the John Logan Memorial. This is at approximately 1.6 miles from the start of the Tour along Union Avenue.
Waymark Code: WMMVZZ
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 11/11/2014
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68th Ohio Volunteer Infantry has this one regimental monument on the Vicksburg Battlefield.
The 68th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Latty in Napoleon, Ohio October through December 1861 and mustered in for three years service under the command of Colonel Samuel H. Steedman.
The regiment was attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, Military District of Cairo, February 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of the Tennessee, to May 1862. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of the Tennessee, to July 1863. Unattached, District of Jackson, Tennessee, to November 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Right Wing, XIII Corps, Department of the Tennessee, to December 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, XVII Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to July 1865.
The 68th Ohio Infantry mustered out of service at Louisville, Kentucky on July 10, 1865.
This granite monument is located to the east of the John Logan Memorial. The upper section of the monument has the state name "Ohio" centered on a rough faced cap. The inscription is to the left of the main bas relief carving. This carving is of a soldier with his musket at his hip climbing a hill. His bayonet is fixed on the musket. In the lower right is the state seal imposed on a palm frond.
Text on the front of the monument:
SIXTY EIGHTH INFANTRY
COL. ROBERT K. SCOTT,
LIEUT. COL. JOHN S. SNOOK,
COL. ROBERT K. SCOTT,
2d BRIG. 3d DIV.
17th CORPS.
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Structure Number: |
HS-504 |
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LCS ID: |
003794 |
Historical Significance:
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National Register Status:
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Entered - Documented
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National Register Date:
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12/09/1977
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National Historic Landmark?: |
No
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Significance Level:
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Contributing
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Short Significance Description:
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The monument contributes to the national significance of the park under NR Criteria A because it represents the national movement among veterans and related groups to commemorate and mark major Civil War battlefields.
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Short Physical Description
6'10" x 3' x 9'6", the monument features a rock-faced base and cap with a bas relief of a soldier holding a rifle on the front face. OHIO appears in raised letters in the cap, and the state seal is superimposed over a branch.
Material(s)
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Structural Component(s)
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Material(s)
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1.
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Substructure
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Concrete
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2.
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Superstructure
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Granite
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Construction Period:
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Historic
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Chronology:
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Physical Event
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Begin Year
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Begin Year AD/BC
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End Year
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End Year AD/BC
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Designer
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Designer Occupation
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1.
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Built
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1904
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AD
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Hughes Granite and Marble Company
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Other
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My Sources
1. Wikipedia -
68th Ohio Infantry
2. Wikipedia -
Siege of Vicksburg
3. The Civil War Home -
The Vicksburg Campaign - Union Order of Battle
4. National Register Application -
NRHP