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Monuments at Gettysburg – 149th Pennsylvania Infantry

The 149th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg is located on Chambersburg Road near the McPherson barn.  It was dedicated in 1888 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The picture of the monument (above) is from Stephen Recker’s Virtual Gettysburg Web Site which has more information about the monument and the 149th Pennsylvania Infantry. A full description […]

Monuments at Gettysburg – 139th Pennsylvania Infantry

The 139th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg is located north of Wheatfield Road, near the driveway to the John Weichert farm.  It was dedicated in 1889 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The drawing of the monument pictured above is from a Philadelphia Inquirer article of 11 September 1889. A picture of the monument can be […]

Monuments at Gettysburg – 119th Pennsylvania Infantry

The 119th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg is located south of the town of Gettysburg on Howe Avenue.  It was dedicated in 1889 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is the second monument to this regiment at Gettysburg;  the first monument is located on Big Round Top and was dedicated in 1885 by the regiment’s […]

Monuments at Gettysburg – 109th Pennsylvania Infantry

The 109th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg is located southeast of the town of Gettysburg on Culp’s Hill on Slocum Avenue.  It was dedicated in 1889 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The drawing of the monument pictured above is from a Philadelphia Inquirer article of 11 September 1889. A picture of the monument can be […]

Monuments at Gettysburg – 99th Pennsylvania Infantry

The 99th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg is located at the Devils’ Den.  It was the second monument to the regiment and was erected with the funding made available in 1889 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  The first monument, originally located at Devil’s Den in 1886, was moved to Hancock Avenue in 1889. The picture of […]