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Monuments at Gettysburg – 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry

| May 28, 2015

The 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry Monument at Gettysburg is located northwest of the town of Gettysburg on Buford Avenue.  It was dedicated in 1889 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The drawing of the monument (above) is from the Philadelphia Inquirer, 11 September 1889. A picture of the monument can be seen on Stephen Recker’s Virtual Gettysburg […]

Monuments at Gettysburg – 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry

| May 21, 2015

The 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry Monument at Gettysburg is located southeast of the town of Gettysburg on Highland Avenue. A picture of the monument as shown above can be seen on Stephen Recker’s Virtual Gettysburg Web Site which has more information about the monument and the 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry. A full description of the monument, its […]

Monuments at Gettysburg – 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry

| May 19, 2015

The 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry Monument at Gettysburg is located south of the town of Gettysburg on Pleasonton Avenue north of the Pennsylvania Memorial. A picture of the monument as shown above can be seen on Stephen Recker’s Virtual Gettysburg Web Site which has more information about the monument and the 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry. A full […]

Monuments at Gettysburg – 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry

| May 14, 2015

The 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry Monument at Gettysburg is located on Emmitsburg Road on the South Cavalry Battlefield.  It was erected by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1888. The above drawing of the monument is from the Philadelphia Inquirer of 11 September 1889. A picture of the monument can be seen on Stephen Recker’s Virtual Gettysburg […]

Monuments at Gettysburg – 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry

| May 11, 2015

The 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry Monument at Gettysburg is located south of the town of Gettysburg on Hancock Avenue and was dedicated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1889. A picture of the monument as shown above can be seen on Stephen Recker’s Virtual Gettysburg Web Site which has more information about the monument and the […]