** ** 11th Pennsylvania Infantry
Posted to the Project on 16 May 07
One of the battlefield’s most popular regimental monuments, the 11th Pennsylvania Infantry’s memorial stands on Oak Ridge. This area has been cleared of trees relatively recently.
The “Bloody Eleventh” was recruited in Latrobe and mustered-in in April 1861. The regiment recieved its nickname at the July 21, 1861 battle of Falling Waters.
The 11th Pennsylvania was a “fighting” regiment — of the almost 1,900 men carried on its rolls throughout the course of the Civil War, 1,650 were lost. The regiment lost 12 officers and 224 men killed and mortally wounded during the War.
The 11th Pennsylvania’s monument is located along the National Park Service tour route, but visitors driving down the road will see only the back of the monument; it fronts to the west, towards where the 11th did its fighting. The real attraction of the monument is “Sallie.”
The regiment’s mascot, Sallie was a brindle-colored bull terrier. She joined the regiment in 1861 as a puppy and loyally served alongside her human comrades. At Gettysburg, Sallie was seperated from the 11th when the unit was forced to retreat underneath the relentless Confederate onslaught. She found her way back to the regiment’s position on Oak Ridge and remained there, guarding the regiment’s fallen. She was found days after the battle by members of a burial team. Weakened and dehydrated, she was returned to the regiment.
Sallie was wounded in battle on May 8, 1864. She was killed by a bullet at the battle of Hatcher’s Run on February 6, 1865. The men of the 11th buried her on the battlefield, despite a heavy enemy fire. And when it came time to honor their deeds at Gettysburg, they included a bronze likeness of their loyal friend.
Located on Doubleday Avenue, the 11th Pennsylvania Infantry monument also contains a six foot tall statue of an infantry soldier, a skirmisher preparing to fire his musket.
Members of the 1st Corps, 2nd Division, 2nd Brigade
Commander: Col. Richard Coulter (1827-1908)
Engaged 292, 5 killed, 52 wounded, 60 missing
Monument Doubleday Avenue (Oak Ridge)
Monument Specifications: H. 13 ft. 3 in.; Base: approx. 7 ft. x 5 ft. 2 in. x 5 ft.
Full-length figure of a uniformed Infantryman stands atop a pedestal and tiered base. The figure wears a mustache and holds his rifle in a ready, upright position. On the top tier on the base lies the regimental dog. Above the dog is a square State Seal relief tablet. It is the only monument in the Park that includes a portrait sculpture of the regiment’s dog. It indicates the position held by the 11th Pennsylvania Infantry on the afternoon of July 1, 1863 until outflanked by the Confederates and forced to all back.
Dedication Date: September 3, 1889.
Sculptor/Artist/Company: Kretschman, E. A., sculptor.
Main Inscription: PRESENT AT GETTYSBURG/23 OFFICERS AND 269 MEN/KILLED & DIED OF WOUNDS 13 MEN/WOUNDED 8 OFFICERS 54 MEN/CAPTURED OR MISSING 57 MEN/TOTAL 132/TOTAL ENROLLMENT 2096/KILLED & DIED OF WOUNDS/12 OFFICERS 219 MEN TOTAL 231/WOUNDED 43 OFFICERS 729 MEN/TOTAL 772/DIED OF DISEASE, ETC. 4 OFFICERS/167 MEN/TOTAL 171/CAPTURED OR MISSING 5 OFFICERS/253 MEN TOTAL 258/TOTAL CASUALTIES 1432
Other Monuments & Markers: none.
Regimental History ~ Dyer’s Compendium of the War of the Rebellion
Organized at Harrisburg and in Westmoreland County August, 1861. At Camp Curtin until November 27. Moved to Baltimore, Md., November 27; thence to Annapolis, Md. Attached to Annapolis, Md., Middle Department, to April, 1862. Wadsworth’s Command, Military District of Washington, to May, 1862. 3rd Brigade, Ord’s Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, to July, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, July, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, to March, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps, to May, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, to March, 1865. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, to July, 1865.
SERVICE.–Duty at Annapolis, Md., until April 9, 1862. Moved to Washington, D.C., April 9-10; thence to Manassas Junction April 17, and guard Manassas Gap Railroad until May 12. Moved to Catlett’s Station May 12 and to Falmouth May 14. Expedition to Front Royal June. Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9. Pope’s Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2. Fords of the Rappahannock August 21-23. Warrenton August 26. Thoroughfare Gap August 28. Bull Run August 30. Chanuntily September 1. Maryland Campaign September 6-24. Battles of South Mountain September 14. Antietam September 16-17. Duty at Sharpsburg until October 30. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. “Mud March” January 20-24, 1863. At Falmouth and Belle Plain until April 27. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Operations at Pollock’s Mill Creek April 29-May 2. Fitzhugh’s Crossing April 29-30. Chancellorsville May 2-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3 (served with 1st Brigade July 1 to 18). Duty on the Rapidan until October. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864. Regiment reenlisted January 5, 1864. Veterans on furlough February 5 to March 28. Rapidan Campaign May-June. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7. Laurel Hill May 8; Spottsylvania May 8-12; Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient May 12. North Anna River May 23-26. Jericho Ford May 25. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Bethesda Church June 1-3. White Oak Swamp June 13. Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Mine Explosion Petersburg July 30, 1864 (Reserve). Weldon Railroad August 18-21. Reconnaissance toward Dinwiddie Court House September 15. Warren’s Raid to Weldon Railroad December 7-12. Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run, February 5-7, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Lewis Farm, Gravelly Run, March 29. White Oak Road March 31. Five Forks April 1. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Moved to Washington May. Grand Review May 23. Mustered out July 1, 1865. Regiment lost during service 12 Officers and 224 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 177 Enlisted men by disease. Total 417.
May 21st, 2009 at 9:13 am
Tribute to a fine dog; a dog which happens to be a bull terrier.
When we stop discriminating against this breed, as the whites against the african americans?