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Monuments at Gettysburg – 148th Pennsylvania Infantry

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 […]

Monuments at Gettysburg – 118th Pennsylvania Infantry

The 118th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg is located in the Rose Woods off Sickels 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 the northeast side of Bog Round Top. The drawing of the monument pictured […]

Monuments at Gettysburg – 98th Pennsylvania Infantry

The 98th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg, dedicated in 1889, is located near the John Weickert farmhouse.  It was the second monument to the 98th Pennsylvania Infantry, the first being located on the north side of Little Round Top and dedicated in 1885.  The drawing of the second monument (above) is from the 1889 article […]

Monuments at Gettysburg – 88th Pennsylvania Infantry

The 88th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg is located northwest of the town of Gettysburg on Doubleday Avenue.  It was dedicated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1889.  The drawing of the monument pictured above is from an article that appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on 11 September 1889. For more information about this monument […]

Monuments at Gettysburg – 68th Pennsylvania Infantry

The 68th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg is located on Emmitsburg Road near the Peach Orchard.  It is one of two monuments to this regiment and was the first to be erected and dedicated, by members of the regiment in 1886. The second monument, not pictured here, was dedicated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in […]