93rd New York Infantry

The 93rd New York Infantry was part of the Army of the Potomac’s headquarters and provost guard. The regiment was raised in the winter of 1861-62. The 93rd New York was mostly raised from the Albany area.

The regiment had multiple nicknames including the Washington County Regiment, Morgan Rifles, Northern Sharpshooters, and New York Riflemen.

Their monument at Gettysburg is located at the Leister Farm off of the Taneytown Road.

United States Engineers

The monument honoring the United States Engineer detatchment is located along Pleasanton Avenue. The Engineer Brigade was commanded by General Henry Benham. It consisted of two New York units (the 15th and 50th) and a United States battalion. This monument honors the United States Battalion. It was commanded by Capt. George H. Mendell. The monument states:

“Engaged in arduous duties from June 13 to July 18 1863 bridging rivers and transporting pontoons to enable the Army to cross the Potomac River and its tributaries into Pennsylvania and to recross into Virginia.”

United States Engineers Battalion

Attached to Army of the Potomac

15th and 50th New York Engineers

The monument to the 15th and 50th New York Engineers is located along Pleasanton Avenue. It was dedicated on September 17, 1890 and cost $3,000.00. It consists of Quincy granite and stands 12 feet high. The monument is shaped like a turreted castle. A castle was the traditional symbol of the Engineer branch. The monument was built with the combined state appropriations of these two units.

The engineer branch was responsible for designing defenses, drawing maps, building roads, and spanning rivers.

This monument contains a relief in bronze of the massive pontoon bridge erected to span the Potomac River to allow the Army of the Potomac to pursue the Army of Northern Virginia into the North.

Both units were mustered in during the late summer and early fall of 1861. The 15th had only three companies left during the Gettysburg Campaign attached to the Army of the Potomac.

It was part of Benham’s Engineer Brigade along with a battalion of United States engineers.

15th and 50th New York Engineers

Benham’s Brigade, Attached to the Army of the Potomac