Dedicated: June 2, 1886.
Location: Field near Codori Farm off of the Emmitsburg Road. Located in the Codori farm field off the Emmitsburg Road northwest of the Angle.
Description: Marker is a two-part granite shaft topped by a pyramidal cap and set on a 6.5 foot square concrete pad (1896). A square granite shaft adorned with a circular bronze relief plaque featuring a bust of Col. George H. Ward. It has an incised inscription on the front and back and a bronze bas-relief of Ward on the front.
About the Officer: Col. George Hull Ward was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on April 26, 1826. He was a farmer and militia officer. Ward was wounded in the left leg on October 21, 1861 at Ball’s Bluff; his foot had to be amputated. He was mortally wounded by a shell on July 2, and died the following day. He is buried in the Rural Cemetery in Worcester. On July 17, he was posthumously promoted to brevet brigadier general to date from July 2, 1863. Ford Ward on Bainbridge Island in Washington is named in his honor.
National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN203.
Sculptor: Boston Marble & Granite Company, fabricator.
Other Monuments: Main Monument | Position Marker | Ward Monument
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