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Monument honoring the 1st Pennsylvania Artillery, Battery B, Artillery Brigade, 1st Corps
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Monument honoring the 1st New York Light Artillery, Battery I, 2nd Division, 11th Corps
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Monument honoring the 1st New York Light Artillery, Battery K
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Monument honoring the 57th Pennsylvania Infantry, 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Corps
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