54th Ohio

54th Ohio Infantry (Zouaves)

Commanded by Col. T. Kilby Smith

Lt. Col. Jas. A. Farden

On back of monument:

This regiment, with six of its companies at this place and four companies 300 yards to the left, defended the position, on extreme left of Union army, from 11.30 a.m. to 2 p.m., April 6, 1862. Its loss was 2 officers and 23 men killed; 5 officers and 128 men wounded; 32 men missing; total, 190. Killed

Co. A. Ezra J. Latham, Nahum Chesley, William Holcomb ,Louis Stirtz

Co. B. Franklin B. Adams, James M. Castleman, Francis V. Hale, Henry King, Allen H. Lowe

Co. C. 2d Lt. George DeCharm, Thomas N. Dowden, Fergus Mitchell, John Caplin, Jason Randall Co. D. William H.H. Shockey, John E. Lusk, Joseph McTaggart, William Northup

Co. E. James Potter

Co. F. Capt. Peter Bertram, Edward Moon, Samuel Carl, Frank Oberinger

Co. G. Albert Black, John Ferguson

This is one of my favorite regimental monuments because it depicts a Zouave soldier. Of the four states (Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Ohio) that have monuments for every regiment they had at the battle Ohio is the only one that did a different style for each monument. Some are similar but they are not nearly as identical as the other three states did.