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Monuments at Gettysburg – 73rd Pennsylvania Infantry

| December 9, 2014

The 73rd Pennsylvania InfantryMonument at Gettysburg is located south of the town of Gettysburg at The Angle.  It was dedicated in 1889 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as part of the large group completed for the 25th Anniversary.  A drawing of the monument (above) was included in the Philadelphia Inquirer article describing the regimental histories and […]

Monuments at Gettysburg – 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry

| December 5, 2014

The 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg is located south of the town of Gettysburg at The Angle.  It was dedicated in 1887 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  No drawing of the monument was available in the Philadelphia Inquirer article describing the regimental histories and ceremonies that took place in 1889.  For a picture of the […]

Monuments at Gettysburg – 71st Pennsylvania Infantry

| December 1, 2014

The 71st Pennsylvania InfantryMonument at Gettysburg is located south of the town of Gettysburg at The Angle.  It was dedicated in 1887 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  No drawing of the monument was available in the Philadelphia Inquirer article describing the regimental histories and ceremonies that took place in 1889.  For a picture of the monument, […]

Monuments at Gettysburg – 69th Pennsylvania Infantry

| November 27, 2014

The 69th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg is located south of the town of Gettysburg, close to the Copse of Trees.  It was dedicated in 1887 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  The drawing of the monument (above) is from the Philadelphia Inquirer article describing the regimental histories and ceremonies that took place in 1889.  For […]

Monuments at Gettysburg – 68th Pennsylvania Infantry

| November 25, 2014

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 […]