Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry Memorial

Photographed by Darryl R Smith, November 21, 2010

1. Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry Memorial Marker

Inscription. 5th Ohio Vol. Inf.

Boys Keep the Colors Up
5th O.V.I.
Badge.

In memory of the dead
of the
5th. Regt. Ohio Vol. Infantry

Total Enrollment: 1871 Men
Mustered for 3 Mos April 20 1861
Remustered for 3 Yrs June 19 1861
Veteranized Jan 23 1864
Mustered out of U. S. service
July 26 1865 with 213 men

Erected by surviving comrades
A.D. 1895

Erected 1895 by Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry Veterans.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.

Location. 39° 10.592′ N, 84° 31.419′ W. Memorial is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It can be reached from Gray Road west of Winton Road, on the left when traveling west. The monument is located within Spring Grove Cemetery in Section 111, Lot 25. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Cincinnati OH 45232, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Midwest

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Manning Ferguson Force Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Spring Grove Cemetery (approx. 0.8 miles away); Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum (approx. 0.8 miles away); Ludlow's Station (approx. 1.2 miles away); Lloyd House (approx. 1.4 miles away); Freeman Grant Cary / Pleasant Hill Academy (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Colleges and Academies of College Hill (approx. 1.7 miles away); Maj. Gen. Arthur St. Clair (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cincinnati.

More about this memorial. The monument is adorned with bas relief sculpted images of a cartridge box, a musket and flag, the regiment's badge with its mascot and motto, and topped with a bronze eagle.

Regarding Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry Memorial. This monument, erected in 1895 by the regiment's survivors, commemorates the soldiers who fought for the Fifth Ohio Volunteer

Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darryl R Smith, November 21, 2010

2. Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry Memorial

Infantry Regiment during the Civil War serving the Union Army from 1861 to 1865. They were organized under Colonel Samuel H. Dunning three days after President Lincoln's call for volunteers. All ten companies were formed in Cincinnati and the surrounding areas of Hamilton County. They were involved in twenty-eight battles including major engagements at the Battles of Winchester, Port Republic, Cedar Mountain, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain, Kennesaw Mountain, the Sieges of Atlanta and Savannah, and the surrender of Confederate General Johnston. The Fifth Ohio sustained the loss of over five hundred men and suffered heavily at Winchester and Port Republic and lost their commanding officer, John H. Patrick, when he was killed during the Atlanta Campaign (and is buried in nearby Wesleyan Cemetery). The regiment was also commanded by Colonel Robert L. Kilpatrick and Lieutenant Colonel Henry G. Armstrong. The Congressional Medal of Honor was awarded to Private John P. Murphy for his actions at Antietam. Murphy is buried in Section 103.

Photographed by Darryl R Smith, November 21, 2010

3. Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry Memorial

Photographed by Darryl R Smith, November 21, 2010

4. Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2025, by Darryl R Smith of Cincinnati, Ohio. This page has been viewed 73 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 12, 2025, by Darryl R Smith of Cincinnati, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.