Alternate Designations: None.
Commander: Capt. Michael Wiedrich (1820-1899).
Numbers: 6 Ordnance Rifles; 141 men. 3 killed, 10 wounded.
Raised: Erie County.
Dedicated: May 20, 1889.
Location: Located on East Cemetery Hill across from the Baltimore Street entrance to the National Cemetery. It indicates the position held by Weidrich’s Battery I during the battle.
Description: Monument that has two flanking wrought iron rifled cannons mounted on cast iron carriages. Monument is a granite shaft with four columns and a gable top with a bronze state seal on the west face and set on a 6.2 foot square three-part smooth cut base. The shaft has excised inscriptions on the west and east sides and a bronze bas-relief on the west face. Overall height is 10.4 feet. Granite marker with bronze battle scene relief affixed to the front face. The relief depicts an artillery unit loading a cannon. It is framed by columns which support a decorative cap on which is affixed a State Seal. The marker stands on a tiered base.
National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN297.
Sculptor: William Lautz