27th Pennsylvania Infantry

The 27th Pennsylvania had nine companies at Gettysburg (company F was in Washington DC). The regiment was raised in Philadelphia in May of 1861.

Their commander was Lt. Col. Lorenz Cantador (1810-1883), a Prussian military officer who came to the US in 1851 to become a merchant in Philadelphia.

This regiment has two monuments at Gettysburg. The largest of the two is located on East Cemetery Hill along the Baltimore Pike. It is made up of simple granite blocks with highly polished panels on each side. This monument also has a fairly interesting capstone. It features the state seal as do all Pennsylvania monuments. This is the position on July 2 and 3.

The second monument is a small white marble obelisk. This monument is located on Coster Avenue at the scene of the Brickyard fight. This is the regiment’s position on July 1.

27th Pennsylvania Infantry

11th Corps, 2nd Division, 1st Brigade

Lt. Col. Lorenz Cantador (1810-1883)

Engaged: 324; 6 killed, 29 wounded, 76 missing

Monument: East Cemetery Hill. Secondary monument at Coster Avenue.

Tags: Brickyard, East Cemetery Hill, Gettysburg, Monument Project, Pennsylvania, XI Corps