9th Pennsylvania Reserves

The 9th Pennsylvania Reserves were officially known as the 38th Infantry. The regiment was recruited from the counties of Allegheny, Crawford, and Beaver and mustered in at Pittsburgh in July 1861.

Their commander at Gettysburg was Lt. Col. James Snodgrass (1806-1883), one of the oldest regimental officers on the field at Gettysburg.

The regimental monument is located on the slope of Little Round Top off of Warren Avenue. The large relief on the front, entitled “By a Comrade’s Grave,” depicts a tired soldier looking over the grave of a fallen comrade. ((Interestingly, no members of this regiment were killed at Gettysburg.)) The monument was dedicated on September 20, 1888 and cost $2,450.00. It consists of blue westerly granite.

9th Pennsylvania Reserves

5th Corps, 3rd Division, 3rd Brigade

377; 5 wounded

Monument: Warren Avenue

Tags: Gettysburg, Little Round Top, Monument Project, Pennsylvania, V Corps