The monument at Antietam to the 36th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment is on Branch Avenue. (Branch Avenue North tour map) It was dedicated in 1903.
The regiment was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Melvin Clarke while Colonel George Crook commanded the brigade as senior colonel. Lieutenant Colonel Clarke was mortally wounded not far from the location of the monument during the regiment’s advance on Sharpsburg. Major Ebenezer Andrews took over the regiment, and would be promoted to colonel the day after the battle.
From the front of the monument:
OHIO
36th Infantry
Commanded by
Lieut. Col. Melvin Clarke (Killed)
Crook’s (2d) Brigade
Kanawha Division
Ninth Army Corps
Army of the Potomac
From the rear of the monument:
This Regiment advanced near the
Bridge over Antietam Creek on the
morning of September 17, 1862, supporting
Sturgis’ Division. It participated in the
charge by which the Bridge was captured.
Lieut. Col. Melvin Clarke was killed
near this spot.
Its loss was 1 officer and 1 man
killed; 21 men wounded; 2 men missing.
Total 25.
Location of the monument
The monument at Antietam to the 36th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment is southeast of Sharpsburg on the east side of Branch Avenue (39°27’14.3″N 77°44’20.3″W).
See more on the history of the 36th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War