On April 4, 1840, † Private Archip Osipov

During the Caucasian War, Private Archip Osipov served at the Mikhailovskoye fortification under the command of Staff Captain Liko. When the mountain people attacked this fortification, he, following the commander's order and receiving a blessing from Hieromonk Markel, blew up the gunpowder store. At a critical moment in the battle, when the mountain people had already captured two Black Sea fortresses and nearly overrun the Mikhailov garrison (now Arkhipo-Osipovka) in 1840, the soldier took a desperate step. With a torch in hand, he headed for the gunpowder depot. According to historical data, his last words were: "It's time, brothers! Whoever survives, remember my deed!" As a result of the explosion, about 2000 mountain people died, and the rest fled in panic, leaving their fallen comrades behind, and since then this place has been considered cursed.

Archip Osipov was honored by a decree from Emperor Nicholas I to become the first Russian warrior whose name was forever inscribed in the lists of the 1st company of the 77th Tengin Infantry Regiment. Since then, during roll call, his name was always called first, and the second would respond: "Killed in glory of Russian arms at the Mikhailovskoye fortification." In honor of the hero, the village of Arkhipo-Osipovka was named, and a cross was erected.

Additionally, on October 22, 1881, a monument to Archip Osipov and Nikolai Liko was unveiled in Vladikavkaz. It was an obelisk, a stone column narrowing towards the top and ending with a pyramidal peak. The sides of the monument were inscribed with the names of the heroes, and on the back side, a copper plaque contained the text of the military minister's order No. 79 from November 8, 1840, to immortalize their memory.

According to information from the "Tersky Calendar for 1898," the monument to Archip Osipov in Vladikavkaz was built in 1881 based on a project approved by the former Viceroy of the Caucasus, and its executor was military engineer Lileev. After 1917, the monument was recognized as a symbol of autocracy and was destroyed.