103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry

103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry is an Ohio historical marker in Lorain County.

Lorain County · 5501 E. Lake Road, Sheffield Lake, OH, 44054 -- located with the cannon near the mess hall on the 103rd Camp Grounds

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Side A: The 103rd O.V.I. was recruited for Civil War service from Cuyahoga, Lorain, and Medina counties. The Regiment was organized at Cleveland in August, 1862, and served until 1865 in campaigns at Cincinnati, Knoxville, Atlanta, Franklin, Nashville, and the Carolinas.103rd O.V.I. veterans and their descendants have held continuous, annual reunions since 1867. The organization is believed to be unique in the nation. Descendants live on these grounds today. Side B: Same

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Marker data: Ohio Historical Markers program, Ohio History Connection (Remarkable Ohio)

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103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Association Barracks50 ft

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