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Monument honoring the 147th Pennsylvania Infantry

Description: Image of a simple monument to the 147th Pennsylvania Infantry. The star shaped monument sits on rock in woods; written on the face of monument: 147th Regiment Infantry / Penna. Veteran Vols. / Night of July 1, / 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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Date: ca. 1885
Call number: photCL 445 (311)
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147th Regiment Infantry, Night of July 1, 1863

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Image of a simple monument to the 147th Pennsylvania Infantry. The star shaped monument sits on rock in woods; written on the face of monument: 147th Regiment Infantry / Penna. Veteran Vols. / Night of July 1, / 1863. Other monuments can be seen to the left.

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Monument honoring the 114th Pennsylvania Infantry

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Image of the monument to the 114th Pennsylvania Infantry. Written on front of the monument: 114 Penn'a Vols. Inf'y. / Erected by / the surviving members / of 114 Regt. Penna. Vols. / to mark the position / held by that organization / on the second day of / the memorable battle / fought on this field the / 1 2 & 3 days of July A.D. 1863 :/ and in memory of the / heroic men of that / command, who here laid / down their lives in / defense of their / country's flag. / Collis Zouaves. On the base of the monument is: Finney Phila. A white picket fence runs 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 155th Pennsylvania Infantry

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Image of the monument to the 155th Pennsylvania Volunteers. The monument sits on a rock outcrop on top of Little Round Top. The fields below can be seen behind the monument. The front of the monument reads: 155th Pa. Vols. / Position occupied / July 2d. 3d. & 4th. 1863. / Organized at Pittsburg / Sept. 2nd. 1862. / Mustered out of service / June 6th. 1865. On the side of the monument is a list of the places were the unit was engaged in battle. . 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 29th Pennsylvania Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 12th Corps

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Image of the monument to the 29th Pennsylvania Infantry. Monument sits on a stone outcrop. The monument has been photographed at an angle so that the front side with inscription for the 29th is not prominent, it reads: Gettysburg / 29th Regt. Penna. Vol.'s / Col. Wm. Rickards, Jr. / July 2nd and 3rd / Wolf's Hill July 1st 1863. From the right side it reads: 2nd Brigade / Brig. Gen. Thomas Kane. / 2nd Division / Brig. Gen. John W. Geary. / 12th Corp's / Brig. Gen. A. S. Williams. / Right Wing / Maj. Gen. H. W. Slocum. 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 13th New Jersey Infantry

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Image of the monument to the 13th New Jersey Volunteers. Shows in bas-relief an infantryman kneeling in woods aiming his musket, preparing to fire. Below the image is carves: 13 New Jersey Vols. 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 147th Pennsylvania Infantry

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