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Gettysburg Daily
Posted: 04 Apr 2017 09:48 PM PDT
The monument to the 73rd Ohio Infantry Regiment is located in the National Cemetery Annex.This view was taken facing south at approximately 6:30 PM on Wednesday, April 5, 2017.
It was dedicated on "Ohio Day," September 14, 1887. But this monument wasn't dedicated in this location. It was dedicated 90 feet to the south on the Taneytown Road.This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 6:30 PM on Wednesday, April 5, 2017.
Colonel Orland Smith, commander of the Second Brigade, Second Division, 11th Corps. Thirty-six-year-old Orland Smith of Chillicothe, a railroad executive who had been active in the local militia, was appointed as colonel, a role he would excel in; many years later, one of his men noted of Smith, "His record as a brave, wise, and far-sighted commander was unsurpassed. His memory will always be cherished by those he led so wisely and cared for with such sympathy and kindness."This image and description is courtesy of LBG Stuart Dempsey.
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Posted: 04 Apr 2017 09:48 PM PDT
The monument to the 73rd Ohio Infantry Regiment is located in the National Cemetery Annex.This view was taken facing south at approximately 6:30 PM on Wednesday, April 5, 2017.
It was dedicated on "Ohio Day," September 14, 1887. But this monument wasn't dedicated in this location. It was dedicated 90 feet to the south on the Taneytown Road.This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 6:30 PM on Wednesday, April 5, 2017.
Colonel Orland Smith, commander of the Second Brigade, Second Division, 11th Corps. Thirty-six-year-old Orland Smith of Chillicothe, a railroad executive who had been active in the local militia, was appointed as colonel, a role he would excel in; many years later, one of his men noted of Smith, "His record as a brave, wise, and far-sighted commander was unsurpassed. His memory will always be cherished by those he led so wisely and cared for with such sympathy and kindness."This image and description is courtesy of LBG Stuart Dempsey.
For more on this article: http://www.gettysburgdaily.com/
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