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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 […]

Monuments at Gettysburg – 155th Pennsylvania Infantry

| April 28, 2015

The 155th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg is located south of the town of Gettysburg close to the summit of Little Round Top.  It was dedicated in 1886 by the survivors of the regiment and originally did not have a statue on top. When funds were provided by the state in 1889, rather than erect […]

Monuments at Gettysburg – 153rd Pennsylvania Infantry

| April 27, 2015

The 153rd Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg is located north of the town of Gettysburg along Howard avenue on Barlow’s Knoll.  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 at Wainwright Avenue and was dedicated in 1884 by […]