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Monument honoring the 140th Pennsylvania Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Corps

Description: Image of the tall columnar monument to the 140th Pennsylvania Infantry. At the top of the monument is a drum, below that the shamrock emblem of the Union Army's 2nd Corps is prominently carved into the stone. At the base of the monument there is tablet which reads: The regiment engaged / the enemy on this / position late in the / afternoon of July 2d., / succeeding 5th Corps / troops and holding the / right of the 1st Division / 2d. Corps supported / battery on left centre / July 3rd. / Present at Gettysburg 589 officers and men./ Killed and died of wounds, 3 officers 50 men. / Wounded, 8 " 120 " / Captured or missing. 3 " 57 " / Total 241. Behind the monument is a barb-wire fence. The photograph has been affixed to a card with the photographer's signature and "Gettysburg, Pa." printed in gold lettering at the bottom.
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Date: ca. 1885

Monument honoring the 1st Delaware Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Corps

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Image of the monument to the 1st Regiment, Delaware Volunteer Infantry. Monument reads: Position / held by / the the 1st Reg. / Del. Vol. / Infantry / 2nd Brig. 3rd Div. / 2nd Army Corps, / July 2nd / and 3rd / 1863. / Erected by the State of / Delaware to commemorate / the gallantry of / her sons. / A.D. 1885. There is a barb-wire fence behind the monument. . The photograph has been affixed to a card with the photographer's signature and "Gettysburg, Pa." printed in gold lettering at the bottom.

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Monument honoring the 10th New York Infantry (National Zouaves), 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Corps

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Image of the monument to the 10th New York Infantry. On the front of the monument: 10th / New York / Infantry, / (National Zouaves) / 2nd Brigade, / 3d Division, / 2d Corps. / July 3d 1863. A barb-wire fence runs behind the monuement. The photograph has been affixed to a card with the photographer's signature and "Gettysburg, Pa." printed in gold lettering at the bottom.

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Monument honoring the 120th New York Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Corps

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Image of a tall circular monument to the 120th New York Infantry. There is a bronze tablet above the base which reads: The One Hundred And Twentieth / New York Infantry / held this part of the line / on the second day of July 1863. / Present for duty, / 30 officers, 397 men, total 427. / Casualties, / from the War Department, / killed in battle, / 8 officers, 25 men. / Wounded, / 10 officers, 144 men. / Missing 17, Total 204. There are farm building in the distance behind the monument. The photograph has been affixed to a card with the photographer's signature and "Gettysburg, Pa." printed in gold lettering at the bottom.

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Monument honoring the 20th Massachusetts Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Corps

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Image of the monument to the 20th Massachusetts Infantry. The monument is a large puddingstone boulder on top of a carved base. Engraved on the base: 20th Mass. Infantry. / 3d Brig 2nd Div. 2nd Corps. / July 3rd 1863. The photograph has been affixed to a card with the photographer's signature and "Gettysburg, Pa." printed in gold lettering at the bottom.

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Monument honoring the 19th Massachusetts Infantry of the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Corps

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Image of the monument to the 19th Regimental Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. The monument is a large block cut at an angle. Carved onto the face of the angle is knapsack with a bedroll, above that a horn. At the base of the monument is written: The 19th Reg't Mass Vol. Inf't'y / of the / 32d Brigade - 2nd Division - 2nd Army Corps / Stood Here / on the afternoon of July 3rd 1863. The photograph has been affixed to a card with the photographer's signature and "Gettysburg, Pa." printed in gold lettering at the bottom.

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Monument honoring the 57th Pennsylvania Infantry, 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Corps

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Image of the monument to the 57th Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers. The monument is obelisk in shape, however the top is draped in a carved American flag. Beneath the draped flag is the diamond symbol of the Union 3rd Army Carps and a bronze plaque depicting the coat of arms of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Written on the front: 57th Penn'a. / Veteran Vol's. / 1st Brig. 1st Div. / 3rd Corps. / The Regiment occupied / this position, exposed to a / heavy artillery fire on the / afternoon of July 2, for two / hours, when it advanced 170 / feet and engaged the enemy. On the side of the monument are the statistics for that day. There is a split rail fence behind the monument. At the bottom of the photograph is a number in white: 1084. The photograph has been affixed to a card with the photographer's signature and "Gettysburg, Pa." printed in gold lettering at the bottom.

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Monument honoring the 140th Pennsylvania Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Corps

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