109th Pennsylvania Infantry

The monument to the 109th Pennsylvania Infantry is located on Culp’s Hill near the saddle between the upper and lower hills along Slocum Avenue. This monument marks the position held by the regiment on July 2; the works in front of the monument (much eroded, but still visible) were recaptured from the Confederates on July 3.

Nicknamed the Curtin Light Guards, the regiment was recruited from Philadelphia and mustered in during the spring of 1862.

This was a very small regiment numbering just a tick under 150 members at Gettysburg.

They were commanded by Capt. Frederick L. Ginter (1836-1910), a Philadelphia clerk.

109th Pennsylvania Infantry

12th Corps, 2nd Division, 2nd Brigade

Engaged: 149; 3 killed, 6 wounded, 1 missing

Monument: Slocum Avenue

Tags: Culp's Hill, Gettysburg, Monument Project, Pennsylvania, XII Corps