Union monuments at Gettysburg > Ohio
The monument to the 107th Ohio Infantry Regiment is north of Gettysburg on Howard Avenue next to the cemetery for the Adams County Almshouse. (Howard Avenue East tour map)
Monument to the 107th Ohio Infantry Regiment at Gettysburg
About the monument to the 107th Ohio
The monument is made of blue Westerly granite and stands about four and a half feet tall. A relief of the the crescent moon symbol of the Eleventh Corps is on the front peak. The monument was dedicated on September 14th, 1887 by the State of Ohio.
About the 107th Ohio at the Battle of Gettysburg
Colonel Seraphim Meyer commanded the 107th Ohio at the Battle of Gettysburg. He was wounded on July 1st, and Captain John M. Lutz took command. Out of the 400 men it brought to the Gettysburg battlefield it lost 211.
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See Captain Lutz’s’s Official Report for the 107th Ohio Infantry Regiment at Gettysburg
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Text from the front of the monument
107th Ohio Infantry
2nd Brigade 1st Division 11th Corps
This memorial is dedicated by the surviving members of the regiment to their fallen comrades Ohio’s Token of Gratitude
From the rear of the monument
Principal engagements:
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Hagerstown, Md. 1863
Fort Wagner, S.C. 1864
John’s Island, S.C.
Camp Finnegan, Fla.
Devereaux’s
Neck, S.C.
Combahee Ferry, S.C., 1865
Dingle’s Mills, S.C.
Statesburo, S.C.
Swift Creek, S.C.
The 107th Ohio Infantry
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Left Emmitsburg at 8 a.m. and reached Gettysburg at 1 p.m. July 1.
Engaged the enemy with their brigade, losing heavily. Subsequently
fell back to Cemetery Hill, and there formed in front of
Wiedrich’s Battery. Evening of July 2, participated in
repulsing the attack of Hays’ Louisiana Brigade, Adjutant
P.F. Young capturing the colors of the 8th Louisiana Tigers. July 3
remained on East Cemetery Hill, exposed to fire of sharpshooters and
artillery. Early July 4, made a sortie to the town. Number
engaged in the battle 400, killed 23, wounded 111, missing 77, total loss 211.
From the left side of the monument
The 107th Ohio Infantry
was organized at Cleveland, Ohio
Sept. 9, 1862 and mustered out of
service at Charleston S.C. July 10, 1865.
Regimental commanders
Colonel Meyer
Lieut. Col. C. F. Yueller
Captain J.M. Lutz
Major A. Vignos
Captain E. S. Meyer
Lieut. Col. J.S. Cooper
From the right side of the monument
Principal engagements
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Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Hagerstown, Md. 1863
Fort Wagner, S.C. 1864
John’s Island, S.C.
Camp Finnegan, Fla.
Devereaux’s Neck, S.C.
Combahee Terry, S.C., 1865
Dingle’s Mills, S.C.
Statesburo, S.C.
Swift Creek, S.C.
Location of the monument to the 107th Ohio Infantry Regiment
The monument to the 107th Ohio is north of Gettysburg on the south side of Howard Avenue about 0.3 mile east of Carlisle Road. (39°50’42.5″N 77°13’37.7″W)