The monument to the 8th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment is on the west side of the National Cemetery. (37.589062° N, 77.279969° W; map) It was erected in 1909 by the State of New York.

The top of the eleven foot high monument has a round tablet of the Seal of the State of New York. At the base of the monument the crossed cannon symbol of the artillery support the trefoil symbol of the Second Corps. The dates 62 and 65 when the regiment was mustered in and out are surrounded by laurel leaves on each side of the base.

From the front of the monument:

New York

Eighth N. Y. Heavy Artillery Col. Peter A. Porter 4th Brigade, 2D Division, 2D Corps Army of the Potomac

Roll of Honor Killed or died of wounds received in the Battle of Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864 Col. Peter A. Porter

Gardner, Alex Capt.Co. I

Brown, Fayette S. Lieut. Co. B

Caldwell, Joseph W. " Co. A

Campbell, Oliver M. " Co. M

Gladden, George W. " Co. M

Hard, Wallace B. " Co. K

Agett, James, Jr. Co. I

Albert, John " M

Austin, Edgar " C

Avery, James " I

Barber, Ryan A. " K

Barker, William, Jr. " M

Bateman, Charles A. " C

Bauman, William, Jr. " F

Beals, Benjamin O. " M

Bennett, J.A. " E

Benson, Harvey J. " M

Bishop, Andrew J. "B

Boomhower, Conrad " M

Bordwell, Hiram E. " D

Bowman, John " B

Braat, Cornelius " C

Brewer, James " B

Briggs, Charles H. " E

Brown, William H. " E

Burgermeister, Frederick, " H

Caldwell, James H. " M

Calvert, Walter L. Co. I

Cartwright, Ezra " A

Cass, Allen W. " C

Churchwell, Cornelius " C

Clark, Henry T. " I

Clark, Olien " C

Clinch, John " M

Coe, Elwood " B

Comststock, Adelbert " E

Cooper, Peter L. " E

Cork, Eli " H

Cornell, Job " B

Curtis, Nathaniel B. " K

Day, George W. " B

Dolan, Peter " K

Duggan, Dennis " D

Egelston, Seneca J. " K

Elton, Washington " B

Fenner, Irwin " M

Fenner, William " H

Folk, John Jr. " I

Gors, Richard " F

Gowett, James " D

Hanretty, Patrick " C

Harrington, Horace R. " A

Hart, Charles M. " D

Helmer, Thomas " E

Herberger, John " G

Henning, Mortimer " E

Hillis, Charles " C

How, David H. " B

Howell, John " B

Hoyt, Edward " I

Ireland, William " B

Jacobs, Joseph " B

Johnson, Andrew H. " K

Johnson, George W. " B

Jones, Goerge R. " M

Jones John " M

Kent, John W. " E

Krager, Frederick " H

Lapworth, Andrew " B

Lindan, Anthony " F

Mann, James " A

Maynard, Gustavus L. " B

McDaniels, John " H

McDonald, Milo " K

Mehwaldt, Charles G. " B

Meyer, Theodore " B

Miller, William " M

Moore, William G. " G

Moran, Milo " M

Morasey, James " K

Morrison, Franklin E. " B

Murphy, Martin " D

Niles, Lucien J. " D

Olds, Alfred S." F

Palmer, Jerome " M

Passmore, Thomas G. " L

Pease, Spencer A. " I

Peterson, Nathan Z. " B

Pier, George W. " C

Poole, George F. " E

Putney, Horace " M

Quayle, Robert " M

Randall, Abial P. " A

Rausch, Peter " M

Reding, Nicholas " M

Reed, Pgden J. " C

Rinker, George W. " K

Rittenburg, Charles " E

Rivers, John " C

Robbison, Charles " F

Rogers, Elijah W. " F

Romer, Charles C. " B

Root, John " B

Rose, Benjamin J, " B

Saddleson, William H. " B

Scanlan, John " C

Seager, Charles " F

Senn, Jacob " B

Siebold, Joseph " M

Skidmore, Webster J. " H

Smith, William " C

Stevens, Harvey R. " L

Stevens, Riley " I

Stiles, Martin W. " B

Stock, Charles " A

Stone, William J. " E

Storrow, Joseph " B

Strouts, Edward " I

Tallman, Benjamin F. " H

Taylor, Edwin J. " B

Terrell, George W. " A

Tone, john A. " I

Torrey, John A " I

Van Tassel, Frederick " F

Walker, Robert, Jr. " H

Wall, James " H

Watson, William " B

Weber, Joseph " H

Welch, William " L

Henry, Weller " M

Whitman, Edward A. " H

Whitman, Charles E. " M

Wilcox, Emory " B

Willett, Alpheas G. " M

Wood, Frank " H

Wood, Thomas L. " C

Woodhull, George H. " M

Wylie, William H. " K

Zimmerman, John M. " H

Peter A Porter