25th and 75th Ohio Infantry Monument - Gettysburg, PA
N 39° 49.391 W 077° 13.712
18S E 309274 N 4410508
This monument is the very first one along Wainwright if you are facing up the hill. It is on the far right at the bottom of the hill, just in front of Wainwright Avenue, marking the end of the historic district.
Waymark Code: WMA726
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/26/2010
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The 25th and 75th Ohio Infantry fought here on July 1 and July 2. Their monument at Cemetery Hill, is a tall granite shaft with an inscription that identifies the regiments and some of the officers who led the soldiers here. The state of Ohio gave the veterans money to help the men purchase the small plot of ground and monument that stands at this site.
The 75th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment from southwestern Ohio in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the Eastern Theater, most notably in the battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg and then in the siege operations against Charleston, South Carolina.
The 25th Ohio was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Jeremiah Williams until he was captured on July 1. Captain Nathaniel J. Manning took over until he was wounded. Second Lieutenant William Maloney briefly commanded the regiment on the 2nd until Lieutenant Israel White took over for the remainder of the battle. The 75th Ohio was commanded at Gettysburg by Colonel Andrew L. Harris, who took command of the brigade on July 1. Captain George B. Fox then took over the regiment.
At the top of the monument is a crescent moon, the symbol of Eleventh Corps. The state seal appears between the upper inscription. A flag is draped over the crown of the monument. The monument was dedicated on September 14, 1887. The monument was sculpted by Thomas Fox and is composed of granite. The Smithsonian site reports the dimensions as: Sculpture: approx. 13 ft. 7 in. x 3 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. 4 in.; Base: approx. W. 6 ft. 10 in. x D. 6 ft. 10 in.
Also from the SIRIS site: Erected by the State of Ohio, this monument is one of 20 honoring Ohio troops who participated in the Gettysburg campaign. It marks the location where the 25th & 75th Ohio Infantry were located when they were hit by Hay's Confederates after dark on July 2, 1863. The sculpture (referred to as MN 294A) is listed on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives. IAS files include a portion of a National Park Service, Mid-Atlantic Region, Classified Structure Field Inventory Report which lists the previous owner as the State of Ohio.
The monument inscriptions read:
Ohio Honors
Her brave sons
25th & 75th
Ohio Infantry
2nd Brigade, 1st Division,
11th Corps
This memorial is erected by
the State of Ohio(Left):After a Severe Battle
In the open fields beyond
Gettysburg on July 1, 1863,
the 11th Corps withdrew to
Cemetery Hill and at dark
on July 2, this position was
held by the 25th and 75th Ohio
Infantry when Early's Confed-
erate Division assaulted this
hill and broke the Union line
to the right but was repuls-
ed after a desperate hand
to hand conflict.(Back):25th Ohio Infantry
Organized for 3 years
June 1861. Reenlisted
for 3 years Jan. 1, 1864.
Mustered out June 18, 1866.
75th Ohio Infantry
Organized for 3 years
Nov. 7, 1861. Mustered out
and Battalion organized
Jan. 17, 1865. Battalion
mustered out July 27, 1865.(Right):Vincit Amor Patriae
Gettysburg July 1, 2, 3, 1863.
25th Ohio Infantry
Engaged 220
Killed or Mortally
Wounded 16
Wounded 96
Missing 71
Total loss 183
75th Ohio Infantry
Engaged 269
Killed or mortally
Wounded 38
Wounded 62
Missing 86
Total loss 186.