140th Pennsylvania Infantry
Posted to the Project on 14 Nov 07
The 140th Pennsylvania’s monument is located on the Loop near the Wheatfield. The regiment was raised from the counties of Beaver, Greene, Mercer, and Washington. Their commander at Gettysburg was Col. Richard P. Roberts (1820-1863), a lawyer from Beaver. Roberts was killed in action on July 2. Command then fell to Lt. Col. John Fraser (1827-1878), a Scottish born professor at Jefferson College.
This was one of the largest Union regiments to fight in the Wheatfield and as such it took frightful casualties.
This is the first of two monuments located in close proximity, and by far the more interesting visually. A soldier’s drum tops the granite shaft while carved rifles and other soldier’s equipment are featured. The monument sits where the regiment fought on the late afternoon of July 2, 1863.
140th Pennsylvania Infantry
2nd Corps, 1st Division, 3rd Brigade
Col. Richard P. Roberts (1820-1863)
Engaged: 590; 37 killed, 144 wounded, 60 missing
Monument: Sickles Avenue at the Loop above the Wheatfield