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The marker for the 73rd Ohio Infantry Regiment was on the Chinn Ridge walking trail on the Manassas battlefield. The marker has been removed, but is included here for historical information.
The 73rd Ohio lost 25 men killed, 87 wounded, and 36 missing out of 312 men engaged at Second Bull Run. The regiment is honored by a monument at Gettysburg.
Text from the marker:
August 30, 1862
5:00 p.m.
2nd Brigade (McLean), First Division (Schenk)
First Corps (Sigel), Army of Virginia, USA
73rd Ohio Infantry
Col. Orland Smith
“The enemy in our front, moving in concert with those on our flank, came out of the woods – their line masking and overlapping our own. The whole left of our brigade poured into them a murderous volley. The combat grew fierce indeed. But the contest was not long. On came the flanking column. We stood until the enemy had nearly gained our rear, and had opened fire upon our flank. Then we retired.”
-Samuel B. Hurst
Regimental Historian
USA Second Battle of Manassas
