6th Wisconsin

The 6th Wisconsin Infantry was part of the famous Iron Brigade. It’s monument cost a mere $500.00. Like all the Wisconsin monuments, it features a red granite stone called Montello Granite. The 6th Wisconsin monument was dedicated on June 30, 1888. It is located off Reynolds Avenue near the Railroad Cut near where the regiment did the bulk of it’s fighting on July 1, 1863, principally against Davis’s brigade. The regiment captured the battleflag of the 2nd Mississippi near this spot.

The 6th was recruited from the counties of Crawford, Milwaukee, Pierce, Rock, Sauk, and Vernon. It numbered 340 at Gettysburg and was commanded by Col. Rufus R. Dawes (1838-1899), grandson of William Dawes who rode with Paul Revere. Dawes was the father of Charles G. Dawes, a Vice President of the United States.

6th Wisconsin

1st Corps, 1st Division, 1st Brigade

Engaged: 340; 30 killed, 116 wounded, 22 missing

Monument: Reynolds Avenue

Tags: Gettysburg, I Corps, McPherson Ridge, Monument Project, wisconsin