Alternate Designations: Cincinnati Regiment.
Commander: Col. John H. Patrick (1820-May 25, 1864).
Numbers: 315; 2 killed, 16 wounded.
Raised: Hamilton County.
Dedicated: Sept. 14, 1887.
Location: Located at Pardee Field on the southwest side of Geary Avenue. It marks the position taken by the 5th Ohio Infantry on the morning of July 3, 1863 as they attempted to dislodge Steuart’s Brigade of Confederates from positions taken the night before.
Description: Monument consists of a vertical rectangular marker with a decorative apexed cap and a two-tiered base. A relief of a crossed musket and Union flag is on the front face. The 12th Corps star insignia appears on each face of the cap. At the top are two knapsacks with bedrolls which lean together to form the apex. An owl relief appears on two sides, below the points at which the bedrolls meet. Monument is a three-part white granite stepped shaft with an articulated top containing a gable end peak and set on a 5.11 foot square smooth cut base. The shaft is smooth cut with a polished face that has bas-relief, and incised and excised inscriptions. Overall height is 11.8 feet. Flanking markers are 1.6×1 foot.
National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN345.
Sculptor: J. McElwaine (Firm), fabricator.
Other Monuments: Main Monument | Tondo | July 2 Position
Army of the Potomac > Twelfth Corps > Second Division > First Brigade