68th Ohio Infantry Regiment - Vicksburg National Military Park - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

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.



From Wikipedia:
68th Ohio Infantry

"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."

From the Smithsonian Entry: 68th Ohio Infantry

SCULPTOR:
Unknown

MEDIUM:
Grey granite

TYPE:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures
OWNER/LOCATION:
Administered by United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Washington District of Columbia
Administered by Vicksburg National Military Park 3201 Clay Street, Box 349 Vicksburg Mississippi 39180
Located Vicksburg National Military Park Junction of Union Avenue and Old Jackson Road Vicksburg Mississippi 39180

TOPIC:
History--United States--Civil War
History--United States--Ohio
Figure male--Full length
Occupation--Military--Soldier
Dress--Uniform--Military Uniform

CONTROL NUMBER:
IAS MS000343
<br< NOTES:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1993

SUMMARY:
Full-length figure of a uniformed soldier appears in relief on a marker. The figure holds his rifle in both hands, diagonally, at waist level. His proper left foot rests on a rock.

DATA SOURCE:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

TITLE: 68th Ohio Infantry Regiment ARTIST(S): Unknown DATE: 1904 MEDIUM: Grey granite CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MS000343 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: 3201 Clay Street Vicksburg, Ms. 39183 The Memorial is located approximately at mile marker 1.8 along the Union Avenue Tour Road on the right hand side. It is East of the John Logan Memorial. DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None noted - Memorial appears to be in good shape.

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