Union monuments - Ohio

7th Ohio Infantry Regiment

The monument to the Seventh Ohio Infantry Regiment is south of Gettysburg on Slocum Avenue. It was dedicated in 1887 by the State of Ohio.

Location: 39.817313 N, 77.21962 W; see map

The 7th Ohio was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Colonel William R. Creighton. It brought 293 men to the field, losing 1 killed and 17 wounded.

From the monument:

7th Ohio
Infantry
1st Brigade 2d Division
12th Corps
July 1, 2, 3 1863

From the left side:

Dulce et decorum est
pro patria mori*

7th Ohio Infantry
----
Arrived near Little Round Top
evening of July 1. On July 2
held positions on Culp's Hill
from morning until 6 p.m.
then moved with the Brigade to
support the left. Returned
at midnight to Culp's Hill
and remained there until
the close of the battle

*It is sweet and fitting to die for one's country.

From the rear:

7th Ohio Infantry
----
Mustered in for
3 months April 30, 1861
Mustered in for
3 years June 21, 1861
Mustered out in June 1864

From the right side:

7th Ohio Infantry
----
Served with the national
armies in Virginia and the
Antietam and Gettysburg
Campaigns. Was transferred in
September 1863 to the Army
of the Cumberland and served
with that army until
June 1864

See more about the 7th Ohio Infantry Regiment during the Civil War