59th Ohio Infantry

59th Ohio Infantry (HM2JV2)

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N 34° 54.816', W 85° 15.508'

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Dick's Brigade

— Van Cleve's Division —

Text on the Front Side of the Monument:

59th.
Ohio Infantry,
Dick's Brigade,
Vn Cleve's Division,
21st. Army Corps


Text on the Back Side of the Monument:

The 59th Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Granville A. Frambes commanding, was heavily engaged in this position September 19th, 1863, from 3:00 p.m. till 4:30 p.m. in resisting the successive attacks of Brown's and Bates' Brigades, Stewart's Division. Being at the same time assailed on its right flank by Fulton's Brigade, it was forced to retire to the ridge about 500 yards west of the road, where, after a brief resistance, it was forced to retire and reformed on the hill near Crawfish Springs Road. September 20th. After a brief engagement to the left and rear of this position, the Regiment became separated from the left of the army and was forced from the field. Loss, killed 7; wounded 41; captured or missing 50; total 78.
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HM NumberHM2JV2
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Year Placed1894
Placed ByThe State of Ohio
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Date Added Saturday, August 24th, 2019 at 5:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 659093 N 3864845
Decimal Degrees34.91360000, -85.25846667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 54.816', W 85° 15.508'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 54' 48.96" N, 85° 15' 30.48" W
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