Dedicated on October 8, 1894, the 8th Connecticut Infantry monument at Antietam is located on the south end of the Battlefield, east of at Harpers Ferry Road near the 9th New York Monument. (see map)
From the front of the monument:
8th Conn.
Vol. Infantry
2d Brig.
3d Div.
9th Corps.
Advanced position
From the rear of the monument:
8th Conn. V.I.
No. Engaged - 400
Killed and Wounded - 194
The 8th Connecticut was commanded by Lt. Colonel Hiram Appleman until he was wounded, then by Major John E. Ward. The regiment charged McIntosh's Confederate battery along the Harpers Ferry Road and forced the gunners to abandon their pieces, but it was not supported and its exposed position opend it to fire from both flanks.
The 8th lost 34 killed, 139 wounded and 21 missing, over 50% of the men engaged. The entire color party were shot down, but the colors were carried from the field by Private Charles Walker, with the hundred survivors retiring in good formation.
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