Dedicated in 1903, the monument to the 36th Ohio Infantry Regiment at Antietam is on Branch Avenue. (see map)
From the front of the monument:
OHIO
36th Infantry
Commanded by Lieut. Col. Melvin Clarke (Killed)
Crook's (2d) Brigade
Kanawha Division
Ninth Army Corps
Army of the Potomac
From the rear of the monument:
This Regiment advanced near the Bridge over Antietam Creek on the morning of September 17, 1862, supporting Sturgis' Division. It participated in the charge by which the Bridge was captured. Lieut. Col. Melvin Clarke was killed near this spot.
Its loss was 1 officer and 1 man killed; 21 men wounded; 2 men missing. Total 25.
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