27th Indiana Infantry
The monument to the 27th Indiana is a “small, unpretentious granite shaft” that was erected in 1885 near the first monument on the battlefield, that of the 2nd Massachusetts. Nearby is the much larger and newer Indiana state monument. The boulder the monument was erected upon was used to shelter the wounded on July 3. This monument cost $500.00 and is made of Bedford limestone. It is located on the edge of the Spangler Field.
The 27th Indiana came from the counties of Daviess, Dubois, Jennings, Johnson, Lawrence, Monroe, Morgan, and Putnam. Their commander was Col. Silas Colgrove (1816-1907), the state prosecutor. He was succeeded in command by Lt. Col. John R. Fesler (1835-1920), a merchant from Morgantown.
27th Indiana Infantry
12th Corps, 1st Division, 3rd Brigade
Col. Silas Colgrove (1816-1907)
Engaged: 339; 23 killed, 86 wounded, 11 missing
Monument: Carman Avenue; edge of Spangler’s Spring field. Advanced position marker near monument.
Tags: Gettysburg, indiana, Monument Project, XII Corps
I am a distant relative of John Fesler from the 27th Indiana. My mother was a Fesler. I currently reside in Morgantown Indiana. I have been to the battlefield at Gettysburg many times.
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My great-great grandfather was Pvt. Philip Cox, of Seymour, In. , 27th Indiana Infantry. He was wound 3 times, at Cedar Moutain and New Hope. He came back and in lived in the Seymour area till he died in 1911. He’s Buried in Wohler Cemetery, just outside of Seymour. It’s good to hear from and about the other relatives of the veterans.
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