48th Ohio Infantry

48th Ohio Infantry 22 May 1863 Assault Marker
48th Ohio Infantry 22 May 1863 Assault Marker

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Monument is located on Union Avenue, 200 yards south of the Minnesota Memorial. Also a marker designating the assault of 22 May 1863, located on the north side of Confederate Avenue below the Railroad Redoubt. This unit was attached to Col. William J. Landram's 2d Brigade, of Brig. Gen. Andrew J. Smith's 10th Division, Maj. Gen'ls John A. McClernand's (relieved of command 19 June 1863) and Edward O.C. Ord's XIII Army Corps, and commanded by Lt. Col. Job R. Parker and Col. Peter J. Sullivan.

 
Stone Monument topped by state seal, 2 knapsacks, and 2 crossed rifles with a laurel wreath.
48th Ohio Infantry Regimental Monument

NPS/ P. Winfrey

 

Last updated: July 16, 2024

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