19th Indiana

The 19th Indiana’s monument is a prototypical Indiana regimental monument: simple in design. It is located in the woods near Willoughby Run off of Meredith Avenue. It marks where the regiment fought on July 1, 1863.

The regiment was part of the famous Iron Brigade. It was recruited from the counties of Delaware, Elkhart, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Owen, Randolph, and Wayne.

The commander at Gettysburg was Col. Samuel J. Williams (1831-1864), a farmer in Selma. He was killed on May 6, 1864 at the battle of the Wilderness.

19th Indiana

1st Corps, 1st Division, 1st Brigade

339; 27 killed, 133 wounded, 50 missing

Meredith Avenue

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