The monument at Antietam to the 8th Ohio Infantry Regiment is on the south side of the Sunken Road (Bloody Lane) off Richardson Avenue. (Sunken Road west tour map) It was dedicated in 1903. The 8th Ohio is also honored by a monument on the Gettysburg battlefield.
The 8th Ohio infantry Regiment at Antietam
The 8th Ohio attacked Alabama regiments under Confedetae General Daniel Harvey Hill defending the Sunken Road. After heavy fighting the Confederates were pushed out of the road, but at a cost of almost half the regiment, with 162 men killed or wounded. Lieutenants Charles W. Barnes and John Lantry were killed, and Lieutenants William Delaney and Charles W. Barnes were mortally wounded. Lieutenants George S. Smith and Alfred R. Craig were wounded, with Smith losing an eye..
Text from the front of the monument:
OHIO
8th Regiment
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Lieut. Col. Franklin Sawyer
1st Brigade Gen. Nathan Kimball
3rd Division Gen. W. H. French
2nd Corps, Gen. Edwin V. Sumner
Army of the Potomac
On this field Ohio’s sons sacrificed
life and health for one country and one flag.
From the rear of the monument:
September 17, 1862 forded Antietam Creek waist deep, formed line of battle South of the Roulette buildings, in orchard, took crest of hill at the point of the bayonet; held position four hours; supplies exhausted; ammunition and muskets from dead and wounded; charged “Bloody Lane” captured about 300 prisoners; number engaged 341; Losses in killed and wounded 162.
Map to the monument to the 8th Ohio Infantry
The monument to the 8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment at Antietam is on the south side of the Sunken Road (Bloody Lane), off Richardson Avenue (39°28’16.5″N 77°44’23.6″W).