Thursday, June 19, 2008

20th Ohio

On front of monument:
Ohio 20th Infantry,
Commanded by Lt. Col. Manning F. Force,
Whittlesey's (3d) Brigade, L. Wallace's (3d) Division, Army of the Tennessee.
On back of monument:
This regiment was engaged northwest of Jones field at 8 a.m., April 7, 1862. It then supported the left of the division until about noon, when it returned to the extreme right of the army and was engaged here from 2 to 3 p.m. It had present for duty, officers and men, 491. Its loss was 1 man killed; 1 officer and 18 men wounded; total, 20.

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