Union monuments at Gettysburg > Ohio
The monument to Companies A and C of the First Ohio Cavalry is south of Gettysburg on Taneytown Road. It is near the Hummelbaugh Farm. (Pleasonton Avenue tour map)
Monument to the 1st Ohio Cavalry
The 1st Ohio Cavalry at Gettysbrg
Captain Noah Jones commanded Company A at Gettysburg. It was assigned to the headquarters of the 3rd Cavalry Division of the Cavalry Corps. Captain Samuel N. Stanford commanded Company C. It was assigned to the headquarters of the 2nd Cavalry Division of the Cavalry Corps . The two companies totalled 85 men, They suffered no losses.
Text from the front of the monument:
Companies A and C
1st Ohio Cavalry
Headquarters Guard
2d and 3d Divisions
Cavalry Corps.
Erected by the State of Ohio
Text from the left side of the monument:
Companies A and C
1st Ohio Cavalry
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July 1,2,3, 1863
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During the Battle of
Gettysburg these companies
furnished bearers of
dispatches to different
parts of the field.
In the course of the
campaign they several
times vigorously engaged
the enemy.
Text from the right side of the monument:
Companies A and C
1st Ohio Cavalry
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Were organized for 3 years
autumn of 1861.
Served in the Virginias
until Spring of 1864.
Were then sent west to join
the regiment, serving with the
Army of the Cumberland.
Reenlisted as veterans in
December, 1863.
Participated in many
important battles and in
the capture of the
Confederate President.
Mustered out in
September, 1865.
Monument to the 1st Ohio Cavalry at Gettysburg
The monument is south of Gettysburg on the west side of Taneytown Road about 60 yards north of Pleasonton Avenue. (39°48’29.8″N 77°13’50.2″W)
See more on the history of Companies A and C of the 1st Ohio Cavalry in the Civil War