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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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Date
ca. 1885
Call number
photCL 445 (233)
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