23rd Ohio Infantry Regiment

Dedicated in 1903, the 23rd Ohio monument is on Branch Avenue. See map >

 

 

From the front of the monument:

 

OHIO
23d Infantry
Commanded by Major James M. Comly


Hugh Ewing's (1st) Brigade
Kanawha Division
Ninth Army Corps
Army of the Potomac


From the front of the monument:

 

This Regiment with its Brigade crossed the Ford of Antietam Creek in the afternoon of Sept. 17, 1862, and held this position until the close of the battle.

 

Its loss was 8 men killed, 1 officer and 58 men wounded, 2 men missing, total 69.

 

Two of its members afterwards became President of the United States: Rutherford B. Hayes and William McKinley.

 

Preseident McKinley is honored by a monument near Burnside's Bridge.

 

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23rd Ohio