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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 […]

Monuments at Gettysburg – 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry

| May 8, 2015

The 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry Monument at Gettysburg is located east of the town of Gettysburg near Cavalry Field Road on the East Cavalry Battlefield. 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 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry. A […]

Monuments at Gettysburg – 2nd Pennsylvania Cavalry

| May 6, 2015

The 2nd Pennsylvania Cavalry Monument at Gettysburg is located south of the town of Gettysburg on Cemetery Ridge behind Meade’s Headquarters. The above drawing of the monument was included in the Philadelphia Inquirer article of 11 September 1889. A picture of the monument can be seen on Stephen Recker’s Virtual Gettysburg Web Site which has […]

Monuments at Gettysburg – 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry

| April 29, 2015

The 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry Monument at Gettysburg is located south of the town of Gettysburg on Hancock Avenue close to the High Water Mark. 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 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry. A […]