5th Ohio Infantry
1st Brigade
(Front):Boy's Keep the Colors Up
5th Ohio Infantry
1st Brigade
2nd Division 12th Corps
Erected by the State of Ohio
(Right):5th Ohio Infantry
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Gettysburg
July 1.2.3. 1863
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Present for duty 315.
Killed 2
Wounded 6
Total Loss 18
Cincinnati Regiment
(Left):5th Ohio Infantry
———Arriving in position at 5 p.m. July 1. Was detached and held extreme left of line on north side of Little Round Top.
Morning of July 2 moved to Culp's Hill and at evening moved as far as Rock Creek to reenforce the left. Returned to Culp's Hill during the night and on morning of July 3 was engaged where this monument stands until 11 a.m. in repulsing the enemy and retaking the Union works.Cincinnati Regiment
(Back):5th Ohio Infantry
Organized June 21, 1861
Mustered out July 26, 1865
Principal Engagements
Blue's Gap
Winchester-1862
Lewiston-Near Port Republic
Cedar Mountain
Antietam
Dumfries
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Wauhatchie
Lookout Mountain
Rocky Face
Resaca
New Hope Church
Little Kenesaw
Peach Tree Creek
Atlanta
Savannah
Carolina Campaign
5th Ohio Infantry
1st Brigade
2nd Division 12th Corps
Marker is at the intersection of Geary Avenue and Slocum Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Geary Avenue.
Courtesy hmdb.org
