89th Ohio Infantry
Turchin's Brigade - Reynolds' Division
[Front Side of Marker]
89th. Ohio Infantry
Turchin's Brigade,
Reynolds Division,
14th Army Corps.
[Reverse Side of Marker]
This regiment, Col. Caleb H. Carlton and capt. Isaac Nelson commanding, being temporarily detached from its Brigade, was on Sept. 19th, 1863, assigned to Whitaker's Brig. Steedman's Div. Reserve Corps. About 2:00 P.M. Sept. 20th, 1863, it participated with that Brigade in the assualt on this position, which it occupied and held until night. The withdrawal of the troops on its right after dark, without notice, resulted in the capture of a large part of the Regiment.
Loss, Killed 19; Wounded 63; Captured or Missing 171; Total 253.
The regiment was organized Aug. 26th, 1862, for three years.
Marker can be reached from Glenn-Kelly Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
