20th Ohio Infantry Monument - Vicksburg National Military Park
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N 32° 21.549 W 090° 50.394
15S E 703254 N 3582297
This granite marker is located west of the John Logan Memorial. This is at approximately 1.6 miles from the start of the Tour along Union Avenue.
Waymark Code: WMMW8N
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 11/13/2014
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20th Ohio Volunteer Infantry has this one regimental monument on the Vicksburg Battlefield.
The 20th Ohio Infantry was reorganized at Columbus August 19 through September 21, 1861 and mustered in for three years service on October 21, 1861 under the command of Colonel Charles Whittlesey.
The regiment was attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of the Tennessee, February to May 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of the Tennessee, to July 1862. 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 and Army of Georgia, to July 1865.
The 20th Ohio Infantry mustered out of service at Louisville, Kentucky on July 18, 1865.
Private Henry Casey, Company C - Medal of Honor recipient for action at Vicksburg, May 22, 1863"
This granite monument is located to the west of the John Logan Memorial. The center of monument has a bas relief carved soldier in a kneeling position firing a musket. The outer portion "frames" the carving with a rough faced texture. At the top of the "frame" is the State Seal resting on a palm frond. Below the carving has the state name "Ohio" centered. The inscription is on the plinth.
Text on the front of the monument:
TWENTIETH INFANTRY
COL. MANNING F. FORGE,
CAPT. FRANCIS M. SHAKEE,
2d BRIG. 3d DIV. 17th CORPS.
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Structure Number: |
HS-490 |
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LCS ID: |
003781 |
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
10' x 3'2" x 9', the rock-faced monument has a base with inset panel with unit designation and a shaft with inset bas relief of soldier in firing position. Curving top of shaft incorporates state seal and palm 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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Superstructure
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Granite
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2.
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Substructure
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Concrete
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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 -
20th Ohio Infantry
2. Wikipedia -
Siege of Vicksburg
3. The Civil War Home -
The Vicksburg Campaign - Union Order of Battle
4. National Register Application -
NRHP