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Monument honoring the 29th Pennsylvania Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 12th Corps

Description: 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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Date: ca. 1885
Call number: photCL 445 (267)

Monument honoring the 29th Ohio Infantry, 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 12th Corps

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Image of a large block of stone with a carving of a soldier's tent, two muskets, and other kit in the center. Carved on either side of the central carving: 29th Ohio Infantry. At the base of the monument: 1st Brig. 2nd DIv. 12th Corps. / This memorial is erected by the / State of Ohio. 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 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 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 140th Pennsylvania Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Corps

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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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Monument honoring the 4th Michigan Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Corps

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Image of the monument to the 4th Michigan Infantry. Monument includes a large bas-relief panel of an infantryman holding a flag in front of a cannon. Below the panel is written: 4th Michigan Inftry / 2nd Brig 1st Div 5th Corps. / Participated in 53 skirmishes and general engagements, / from Bull Run Va. July 21st 1861 to Appomattox Va. April 9th 1865. On the image, in the lower right corner, in white, is printed: 1064 -- 4th Michgan Inft. 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 93rd Pennsylvania Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 6th Corps

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Image of a small monument to the 93rd Pennsylvania Infantry sitting on top of a boulder. The boulder has had carved into it: 3rd Brig. 3rd Div. / 6th Corps. / July 2nd & 3rd 1863. The monument has: Erected by / the surviving members / of the regiment. / Oct. 30th 1884. At the bottom of the photograph, on the left in white, is the number: 849. 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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