The 81st Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg is located south of the town of Gettysburg in the wheat field. It was dedicated in 1889 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. See Steven Recker’s Virtual Gettysburg Web Site which has more information about the monument and the 81st Pennsylvania Infantry. A full description of the monument, its […]
(Part 62 of an ongoing series on the Battle of Gettysburg). Around the base of the Pennsylvania Memorial at Gettysburg are a series of plaques which, by regiment and company, note the names of every soldier who was present at the Battle of Gettysburg. This post will present the plaque recognizing the men who served […]
Dr. John Boyer Beshler died at Oakdale, Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 8 April 1869, and was buried at the Peace Cemetery, Berrysburg, Dauphin County. He was the son of Dr. Henry C. Beshler (1806-1888) and Mary [Boyer] Beshler (1814-1894) and was born 8 September 1839. The Lykens Register from 1869, reprinted in 1907, […]
The 148th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg is located in the Wheat Field along Ayers Avenue. It was dedicated in 1889 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is the first monument to this regiment at Gettysburg; the second monument is located on Hancock Avenue and was dedicated in 1901. The drawing of the 1889 monument […]
A listing of the December 2014 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Monuments at Gettysburg – 71st Pennsylvania Infantry Edward Thomas – 50th Pennsylvania Infantry Jacob Kissinger – A Photograph and Additional Documents November 2014 Posts Monuments at Gettysburg – 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Scull Found in 1912 – An African American Who […]
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