118th Pennsylvania Infantry

Nicknamed the Corn Exchange Regiment, the 118th Pennsylvania was raised in Philadelphia in the summer of 1862. Their commander at Gettysburg was Lt. Col. James Gwyn (1828-1906), an Irish born merchant.

The regiment numbered 332 at Gettysburg and suffered about 25 causalties.

The main monument is off of Sickles Avenue at the loop. It depicts a granite staute of a soldier. Another monument is present on Big Round Top, and a third marker is located on the Wheatfield Road.

118th Pennsylvania

5th Corps, 1st Division, 1st Brigade

Commanded by: Lt. Col. James Gwyn (1828-1906)

Engaged: 332; 3 killed, 19 wounded, 3 missing

Monument: Sickles Avenue near the Loop

Tags: Gettysburg, Monument Project, Pennsylvania, V Corps, Wheatfield