25th and 75th Ohio Infantry Regiments
2nd Brigade, 1st Division
(Front):Ohio Honors
Her brave sons
25th & 75th
Ohio Infantry
2nd Brigade, 1st Division,
11th Corps
This memorial is erected by
the State of Ohio
(Left):After a Severe Battle
In the open fields beyond
Gettysburg on July 1, 1863,
the 11th Corps withdrew to
Cemetery Hill and at dark
on July 2, this position was
held by the 25th and 75th Ohio
Infantry when Early's Confed-
erate Division assaulted this
hill and broke the Union line
to the right but was repuls-
ed after a desperate hand
to hand conflict.
(Back):25th Ohio Infantry
Organized for 3 years
June 1861. Reenlisted
for 3 years Jan. 1, 1864.
Mustered out June 18, 1866.
75th Ohio Infantry
Organized for 3 years
Nov. 7, 1861. Mustered out
and Battalion organized
Jan. 17, 1865. Battalion
mustered out July 27, 1865.
(Right):Vincit Amor Patriae
Gettysburg July 1, 2, 3, 1863.
25th Ohio Infantry
Engaged 220
Killed or Mortally
Wounded 16
Wounded 96
Missing 71
Total loss 183
75th Ohio Infantry
Engaged 269
Killed or mortally
Wounded 38
Wounded 62
Missing 86
Total loss 186.
Marker is on Wainwright Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
