107th Pennsylvania Infantry

We head to the First Day’s battlefield for today’s monument: the 107th Pennsylvania Infantry.

  Raised from the counties of Cumberland, Daulphin, Franklin, Lebanon, and York and organized in the state capital at Harrisburg, this regiment was mustered in during March 1862.  Numbering just over 250 at Gettysburg, it was commanded by Colonel James M. Thomson (1834-1893), a native of Adams County.  Thomson was wounded on July 1, and command fell to Capt. Emanuel D. Roath (1820-1907), a former member of the state legislature.

In addition to this monument which is located along Doubleday Avenue (Oak Ridge), there is also a marker along Hancock Avenue marking the unit’s position later in the battle.

107th Pennsylvania Infantry

Members of the 1st Corps, 2nd Division, 1st Brigade

Commanded by Col. James M. Thomson (1834-1893).

Engaged: 255; 11 killed, 56 wounded, 98 missing

Monument: Doubleday Avenue (Oak Ridge); marker on Hancock Avenue

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One Response to “107th Pennsylvania Infantry”

  1. Randy | July 18th, 2007 at 7:42 pm

    Hi
    You should put all of your monument profiles together
    in a web site there very useful and interesting.

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