The 3rd Corps, 2nd Division, 1st Brigade was also known as Carr’s Brigade. During the battle of Gettysburg, it served as a member of Humphrey’s Division in the Third Corps, Army of the Potomac.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? Erected circa 1912.

What is it made out of? Foundation: Concrete. Monument: Polished smooth sea-green granite. Plaque: Bronze.

What size is it? 36′ by 36′ base. Weight: 300 Pounds. Height 5’4″. Tablet measures 4 feet by 3 feet 8 inches.

Who made it? Albert Russell & Sons Co. of Newburyport, Massachusetts. Erected by the United States War Department.

What does it depict? Monolith consisting of polished smooth sea-green granite pedestal with a square base. Base tapers to a smaller dimension at the tablet. On each pedestal is mounted a bronze inscription tablet describing the movements and actions of the unit.

What does it honor? One of 74 Union brigade monuments erected at Gettysburg by the United States War Department to describe the movements and itinerary of each Union brigade of the Army of the Potomac. The monuments were designed by E.B. Cope. Many of the inscription tablets were made of bronze melted down from Civil War cannons.

How is it inscribed? The monument reads,

ARMY OF THE POTOMAC
THIRD CORPS SECOND DIVISION
FIRST BRIGADE
Brig. Gen. Joseph B. Carr
1st 11th 16th Massachusetts
12th New Hampshire 11th New Jersey
26th 84th Pennsylvania Infantry

July 2. Arrived about 1 A. M. and bivouacked for the night. Early in the afternoon formed on the right of the Division connecting with Second Corps on the right. Between 3 and 4 P. M. advanced 300 yards to the Emmitsburg Road connecting with First Division. The Brigade with the support of 5th New Jersey on the left and 15th Mass. and 82D New York on the right held the front line Second Brigade in reserve until the line on the left gave way when the Brigade with the Division changed front to the left. The Brigade then retired with the Corps by order of Major Gen. D. B. Birney commanding to the main line in the rear where it formed and forced back the pursuing forces regained the lost ground capturing many prisoners and held the position until morning.

July 3. The Confederate artillery opened fire at daylight which continued over an hour. At 6 A. M. the Brigade was ordered to join the Corps in the rear and then to support the Fifth Corps and at 3 P. M. to support the Second Corps. The Brigade lying in close column suffered severely from the artillery fire.

Casualties Killed 10 Officers 111 Men Wounded 45 Officers 559 Men Captured or Missing 2 Officers 63 Men Total 790

When was this photograph taken? September 30, 2011.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325. Located on North Sickles Avenue, at the Emmitsburg Road.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? Yes.

Has this monument been moved or changed? This monument has not been changed or materially altered.

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At Gettysburg

Commander: Brig. Gen. Joseph Bradford Carr (August 16, 1828 – February 24, 1895) was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. More about this officer.

After Action Report: After Action Report of Brig. Gen. Joseph B. Carr (will open a pop up window).

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? June 20, 1888.

What is it made out of? Granite.

What size is it? Approx. H. 9 ft.; Base: approx. 4 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 4 in. x 6 ft. 7 in.

Who made it? Smith Granite Company, fabricator.

What does it depict? A huge book draped with a flag on which a soldier’s cap rests. The inscriptions are incised on the front and back cover of the book. Monument is an open granite book setting on end with its covers open and set on a rough hewn base. Book has inscriptions on the covers and a sculpted flag covers the top and reverse. Overall height is nine feet. Flanking markers are one foot square with apex tops.

What does it honor? The monument marks the position held by the 11th New Jersey on July 2, 1863.

How is it inscribed? THIS STONE/MARKS THE SPOT/REACHED BY THE/RIGHT OF THE REGIMENT/THE LEFT EXTENDING/TOWARDS THE SOUTH-EAST/THE POSITION WAS HELD/UNDER A SEVERE FIRE/WHICH KILLED OR DISABLED/NEARLY THREE FIFTHS OF THE/REGIMENT INCLUDING EVERY/OFFICER PRESENT ABOVE/THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT/NUMBER ENGAGED 275/KILLED 31, WOUNDED 109/MISSING 12, TOTAL 152/OF THE MISSING/SIX ARE SUPPOSED/TO HAVE BEEN KILLED

When was this photograph taken? May 31, 2009.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Emmitsburg Road, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325. Located on the east side of Emmitsburg Road south of the Klingel farm house and north of United States Avenue.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? Yes.

Has this monument been moved or changed? This monument has not been moved or materially altered.

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At Gettysburg

The served as a member of Carr’s Brigade in Humphrey’s Division of the Third Corps, Army of the Potomac. A Fighting 300 Regiment.

Commander: Col. Robert McAllister (1813-1891). Engaged in railroad construction in Oxford Furnace. Wounded on July 2. Capt. Luther Martin (1826-1863) then took command. Printer from Elizabeth. Killed on July 2 after being wounded several times. Capt. William H. Loyd (1839-1907) took command. Stock broker in Philadelphia. Wounded on July 2 and at the Boydton Plank Road in 1864. Lt. John Schnoonover (1839-1930) then took command. Teacher from Belvidere; wounded on July 2 and on June 8, 1864. The final commander was Capt. Samuel T. Sleeper (1823-1864). He was a tailor from Shrewsbury. He was killed in action at Spotsylvania.

Number Engaged: 344

Casualties: 17 killed, 124 wounded, 12 missing

Officers Killed at Gettysburg:

• Capt. Andrew H. Ackerman, Company C, killed on July 2
• Maj. Philip J. Kearney, Field Officer, mortally wounded on July 2
• Capt. Dorastus B. Logan, Company H, killed on July 2
• Capt. Luther Martin, Company D, of Elizabeth, killed on July 2.

Soldiers Buried in the New Jersey Plot of the Gettysburg National Cemetery:

• Pvt. Edward Barber, Company H, D-8
• Pvt. Henry Elbertson, Company G, B-9
• Pvt. Charles Fielden, Company C, D-14
• Pvt. Michael Goff, Company G, B-7
• Pvt. Benjamin F. Jackson, Company B, B-4
• Pvt. Steward Parent, Company G, A-23
• Ord. Sgt. Corham Righter, Company C, D-7
• Pvt. Pioneer John H. Rue, Company B, B-5
• Pvt. Jacob Van Pelt, Company B, A-83 of New York Plot

After Action Report: After Action Report of Col. Robert McAllister (will open a pop up window).

General Information

Raised: Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, and Union counties.

Regimental History ~ Dyer’s Compendium of the War of the Rebellion:

Organized at Camp Olden, Trenton, N. J., and mustered in August 15, 1862. Left State for Washington, D.C., August 25, 1862. Attached to Whipple’s Command, Defenses of Washington, D.C., to November, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1864. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 2nd Army Corps, to May, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps, to July, 1865.

SERVICE.–Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D, C., until November 16, 1862. March to Falmouth, Va., November 16-27. Duty near Falmouth, Va., November 28-December 11. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. At Falmouth, Va., until April 27, 1863. “Mud March” January 20-24. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3. Pursuit of Lee July 5-24. Wapping Heights, Va., July 23. Duty near Warrenton until October. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. McLean’s Ford October 15. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Kelly’s Ford November 7. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Payne’s Farm November 27. Duty near Brandy Station to May, 1864. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7. Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May 3-June 15, Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Spotsylvania May 8-12; Spotsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient, “Bloody Angle,” May 12. Harris Farm, Fredericksburg Road, May 19. North Anna River May 23-26. Ox Ford May 23-24. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23, 1864. Demonstration north of the James July 27-29. Deep Bottom July 27-28. Demonstration north of the James August 13-20. Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18. Ream’s Station August 25. Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 2. Yellow House October 2-5. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s Run, October 27-28. Forts Hascall and Morton November 5. Expedition to Weldon Railroad December 7-12. Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run, February 5-7. 1865. Watkins House March 25. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Boydton and White Oak Roads March 30-31. Crow’s House March 31. Fall of Petersburg April 2, Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Sailor’s Creek April 6. High Bridge, Farmville, April 7. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Washington, D.C., May 2-12. Grand Review May 23. Mustered out near Washington, D.C., June 6, 1865. Veterans and recruits transferred to 12th New Jersey Infantry. Regiment lost during service 11 Officers and 131 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 107 Enlisted men by disease. Total 249.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? Sept. 28, 1888.

What is it made out of? Granite.

What size is it? Approx. 9 ft x 5 ft. 2 in. x 3 ft. 3 in.; Base: approx. W. 6 ft. 10 in. x D. 5 ft.

Who made it? Unknown, sculptor.

What does it depict? A rectangular granite monument adorned at the top with two scrolls and a carving of a soldier’s blanket roll. The ends of the monument are adorned with the Third Corps diamond symbol. Monument is a 5.2×3.3 foot smooth granite shaft with a sarcophagus-like form and set on a 6.10×5 foot rough hewn base. Raised-letter inscriptions are located in the shaft and base. Overall height is nine feet. Flanking markers are one foot square with slant faces that have raised polished inscriptions.

What does it honor? The monument is installed on the line held by New Hampshire soldiers on July 2, 1863.

How is it inscribed? JULY 2, 1863/ENGAGED, 224/KILLED, 20;/WOUNDED, 73;/DIED OF WOUNDS, 6/OUR NATION IS RIVER, LAKE, OCEAN AND SKY/MAN BREAKS NOT THE MEDAL, WHEN GOD CUTS THE DIE/12TH N.H. VOL’S.

When was this photograph taken? May 31, 2009.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Emmitsburg Road, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325. Located on Emmitsburg Road north of the Klingel farm house.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? No.

Has this monument been moved or changed? This monument has not been moved or materially altered.

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At Gettysburg

The 12th New Hampshire Infantry served as a member of Carr’s Brigade in Humphrey’s Division of the Third Corps, Army of the Potomac.

Commander: Capt. John F. Langley (1829-1917). Machinist from Manchester.

Number Engaged: 245

Casualties: 20 killed, 70 wounded, 2 missing

Officers Killed at Gettysburg:

• 1st Lieutenant Henry L. French, Company C, killed on July 2, of Pittsfield

Soldiers Buried in the New Hampshire Plot of the Gettysburg National Cemetery:

• Pvt. Charles P. Buzzell, Company E, A-5 (Disease)
• Pvt. James Hawkins, Company I, A-14
• Pvt. Charles T. Kelly, Company H, C-13
• Pvt. John Taylor, Company E, C-7

General Information

Raised: Belknap, Carroll, Grafton, and Merrimack counties.

Regimental History ~ Dyer’s Compendium of the War of the Rebellion:

Organized at Concord and mustered in September 10, 1862. Left State for Washington, D.C., September 27, 1862. Attached to Casey’s Division, Military District of Washington, to December, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to July, 1863. Marston’s Command, Point Lookout, Md., District of St. Mary’s, to April, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2d Division, 18th Army Corps, Dept. of Virgin!a and North Carolina, to December, 1864. 2nd Brigade. 3rd Division, 24th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to June, 1865.

SERVICE.–Duty in the Defenses of Washington until October, 1862. Moved to Point of Rocks, Md., October 18; thence to Pleasant Valley October 19. Movement to Warrenton, Va., October 24-November 16, and to Falmouth November 18-24. Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15. Burnside’s 2nd Campaign (“Mud March”) January 20-24, 1863. Duty at Falmouth until April. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3. Ordered to Point Lookout, Md., July 26, and duty there guarding prisoners until April 7, 1864. Moved to Yorktown April 7, thence to Williamsburg. Butler’s operations on south side of the James River and against Petersburg and Richmond May 4-28. Swift Creek (or Arrowfield Church) May 9-10. Operations against Fort Darling May 12-16. Battle of Drewry’s Bluff May 14-16. Bermuda Hundred May 16-27. Moved to White House, thence to Cold Harbor, May 27-31. Battles about Cold Harbor June 1-12. Before Petersburg June 15-19. Siege of Petersburg and Richmond June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30, 1864 (Reserve). Duty on the Bermuda Front August 26 to December, and in trenches before Richmond until April, 1865. Occupation of Richmond April 3. Guard and Provost duty at Manchester until June. Mustered out June 21, 1865. Regiment lost during service 11 Officers and 170 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 138 Enlisted men by disease. Total 320.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? Sept. 11, 1889.

What is it made out of? Grey granite with a bronze tablet.

What size is it? Overall: approx. H. 16 ft. 10 in.; Die: approx. W. 4 ft. 2 in. x D. 4 ft. 2 in.; Base: W. 6 ft. 11 in. x D. 6 ft. 11 in.

Who made it? P. F. Eisenbrown & Sons, fabricator.

What does it depict? Square tapered marker on a low rough-hewn base. It has an ornate, diamond-shaped cap, and relief ornaments include crossed swords and the Pennsylvania State Seal. Monument is a stepped/tapered shaft of pebble finish coursed granite topped with a crown composed of three-dimensional diamonds/lozenges, incised inscriptions, crossed gun bas-relief, and bronze tablet and set on a 6.10 foot square base. Overall height is 16.10 feet. Flanking markers are one foot square.

What does it honor? The service of the 84th Pennsylvania during the Gettysburg Campaign. Not present at the battlefield.

How is it inscribed? JULY 1. THE REGIMENT WAS ON DUTY/GUARDING THE DIVISION WAGON TRAINS./MOVED WITH THE COLUMN ON THE ROAD/FROM TANEYTOWN TO EMMITSBURG, AND/ON THE OPENING OF THE BATTLE WAS/ORDERED WITH THE TRAIN TO WESTMINSTER,/MD. WHERE IT ARRIVED JULY 2D AT 7 AM/AND PICKETED THE ROADS NEAR THE WAGON/PARKS UNTIL THE CLOSE OF THE BATTLE./1ST BRIG. 2D DIV. 3RD CORPS

When was this photograph taken? December 8, 2011.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Pleasonton Avenue, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325. Monument faces west.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? Yes.

Has this monument been moved or changed? This monument has not been moved or altered materially.

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At Gettysburg

The 84th Pennsylvania Infantry served as a member of Carr’s Brigade in Humphrey’s Division of the Third Corps, Army of the Potomac. A Fighting 300 Regiment.

Commander: Lt. Col. Milton Opp (1835-1864). Lawyer. Mortally wounded during the Overland Campaign. Second cousin to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.

Number Engaged: The 84th was engaged in guarding the trains and supplies at both Westminster and at Taneytown. It was not present at Gettysburg.

After Action Report: After Action Report of Lieut. Col. Milton Opp (will open a pop up window).

General Information

Raised: Blair, Lycoming, Clearfield, Dauphin, Columbia, Cameron, and Westmoreland counties.

Regimental History ~ Dyer’s Compendium of the War of the Rebellion:

Organized at Huntingdon and Camp Curtin August to October, 1861. At Camp Curtin, Pa., until December 31, 1861. Moved to Hancock, Md., December 31-January 2, 1862, thence to Bath. Action at Bath January 4, and at Hancock January 5. Attached to 1st Brigade, Lander’s Division, Army Potomac, to March, 1862. 1st Brigade, Shield’s 2nd Division, Banks’ 5th Corps, to April, 1862. 1st Brigade, Shield’s Division, Dept. of the Shenandoah, to May, 1862. 4th Brigade, Shield’s Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army Potomac, to June, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps, to March, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 2nd Army Corps, to May, 1864. 4th Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps, to July, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps, to January, 1865.

SERVICE.–Retreat to Cumberland, Md., January 10-12, 1862. Duty guarding North and South Branch Bridges and at Paw Paw Tunnel until March, 1862. Advance on Winchester, Va., March 5-15. Battle of Winchester March 23. Occupation of Mt. Jackson April 17. Provost at Berryville until May 2. March to Fredericksburg May 12-22, and return to Front Royal May 25-29. Action near Front Royal May 31. Port Republic June 8-9. Moved to Alexandria June 29. Duty there until July. Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9. Pope’s Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2. Fords of the Rappahannock August 20-24. Thoroughfare Gap August 28. Battles of Groveton August 29; Bull Run August 30; Chantilly September 1. Duty at Arlington Heights, Defenses of Washington, Whipple’s Command, until October. Moved to Pleasant Valley, Md., October 18, thence to Warrenton and Falmouth October 24-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. Burnside’s 2nd Campaign, “Mud March,” January 20-24, 1863. At Falmouth, Va., until April. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July-24. Guarding Corps’ trains during battle of Gettysburg July 1-3. Pursuit of Lee July 5-24. Wapping Heights, Va., July 23. Duty on line of the Rappahannock until October. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Kelly’s Ford November 7. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Payne’s Farm November 27. Regiment reenlisted January, 1864. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7. Duty near Brandy Station until May. Rapidan Campaign May 4-June 12. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Spottsylvania May 8-12; Spottsylvania C. H. May 12-21. Assault on the Salient May 12. Harris Farm May 19. North Anna River May 23-26. Line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Haw’s Shop May 31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to January 6, 1865. Weldon Railroad June 22-23, 1864. Demonstration north of James River at Deep Bottom July 27-29. Deep Bottom July 27-28. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30 (Reserve). Demonstration north of the James at Deep Bottom August 13-20. Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18. Peeble’s Farm, Poplar Grove Church, September 29-October 2. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s Run, October 27-28. Consolidated with 57th Pennsylvania Infantry January 13, 1865. Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 119 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 98 Enlisted men by disease. Total 224.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? Installed June 30, 1886. Dedicated July 2, 1886.

What is it made out of? Granite.

What size is it? Approx. 11 x 8 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 3 ft. 9 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 7 in.

Who made it? Smith Granite Company, fabricator.

What does it depict? Atop a rough granite base is a large Third Corps diamond symbol carved with a relief depicting a soldier holding his rifle as he steps over a split-rail fence along Emmitsburg Road. Monument is a 7.10×2.1 foot granite shaft that is diamond shaped with a sculpted relief of an infantryman at a fence line along Emmitsburg Road and set on a 9.7×4.7 foot rough hewn base. Overall height is 13.3 feet. Monument includes commemorative era rail fencing.

What does it honor? The monument indicates the general position held by the 1st Massachusetts Infantry while supporting its skirmish line at about 6:30 P.M. on July 2, 1863.

How is it inscribed? WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE, WITH CHARITY FOR ALL/ON/JULY 2, 1863/FROM 11 AM UNTIL 6:30 PM/THE FIRST REGIMENT/MASS. VOL. INF./LT. COL. CLARK B. BALDWIN COMMANDING/OCCUPIED THIS SPOT IN SUPPORT OF ITS SKIRMISH LINE/800 FT. IN ADVANCE, THE REG. SUBSEQUENTLY TOOK/POSITION IN THE BRIGADE LINE AND WAS ENGAGED UNTIL THE CLOSE OF THE ACTION/CASUALTIES/KILLED 18, DIED OF WOUNDS 9/WOUNDED 80, PRISONERS 15/TOTAL 122/LET US HAVE PEACE/FIRST BRIG. SECOND DIV./THIRD CORPS

When was this photograph taken? June 7, 2008.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, West of Emmitsburg Road, near Sickles Avenue, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325. Located on the west side of Emmitsburg Road south of the junction with Sickles Avenue.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? No.

Has this monument been moved or changed? This monument has not been moved or materially altered.

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At Gettysburg

The 1st Massachusetts Infantry served as a member of Carr’s Brigade in Humphrey’s Division of the Third Corps, Army of the Potomac. A Fighting 300 Regiment.

Commander: Lt. Col. Clark B. Baldwin (1819-1890). Merchant in Boston.

Number Engaged: 384

Casualties: 16 killed, 83 wounded, 21 missing

Officers Killed at Gettysburg:

• 1st Lieutenant Henry Hartley, Company H, of Williamsburg, killed July 2

Soldiers Buried in the Massachusetts Plot of the Gettysburg National Cemetery:

• Pvt. David H. Eaton, Company B, B-32
• Cpl. Henry Evans, Company A, B-37
• Pvt. George Golden, Company B, B-31
• Sgt. William Kelren, Company E, B-36
• Pvt. Jacob Kesland, Company B, B-33
• Pvt. Frederick S. Kettell, Company E, B-30
• Pvt. James M. Matthews, Company D, B-35
• Sgt. Edward J. McGinnis, Company C, B-34
• Pvt. Andrew Moore, Company F, B-28

After Action Report: After Action Report of Lieut. Col Clark B. Baldwin (will open a pop up window).

Medal of Honor Winners: ALLEN, NATHANIEL M. Rank and organization: Corporal, Company B, 1st Massachusetts Infantry. Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 2 July 1863. Entered service at: Boston, Mass. Birth: Boston, Mass. Date of issue: 29 March 1899. Citation: When his regiment was falling back, this soldier, bearing the national color, returned in the face of the enemy’s fire, pulled the regimental flag from under the body of its bearer, who had fallen, saved the flag from capture, and brought both colors off the field.

General Information

Raised: Norfolk and Suffolk counties.

Regimental History ~ Dyer’s Compendium of the War of the Rebellion:

Organized at Boston and mustered in Companies “A,” “B,” “G” and “H” May 23; Companies “D,” “F,” “K” and “I” May 24; Company “E” May 25, and Company “C” May 27, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., June 15, arriving June 17. Attached to Richardson’s Brigade, Tyler’s Division, McDowell’s Army of Northeast Virginia, to August, 1861. Hooker’s Brigade, Division of the Potomac, to October, 1861. 1st Brigade, Hooker’s Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1864. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 2nd Army Corps, to May, 1864.

SERVICE.–Duty at Camp Banks, Georgeton, D.C., until July 16, 1861. Advance on Manassas, Va., July 16-21. Occupation of Fairfax Court House July 17. Battle of Bull Run July 21. At Fort Albany until August 15. Moved to Bladensburg August 15 and duty there until September 7. Expedition to Lower Maryland September 7-October 7. Moved to Posey’s Plantation October 25-27. Duty there and at Shipping Point until April 5, 1862. Affair at Mattawoman Creek November 14, 1861. Ordered to Fortress Monroe, Va., April 7, 1862; thence to Yorktown. Siege of Yorktown April 16-May 4. Affair at Yorktown April 26 (Cos. “A,” “H” and “I”). Battle of Williamsburg May 5. Battle of Fair Oaks, Seven Pines, May 31-June 1. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Battles of Oak Grove June 25; Savage Station June 29; White Oak Swamp and Glendale June 30; Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison’s Landing until August 15. Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Centreville August 15-26. Bristoe Station or Kettle Run August 27. Catlett’s Station August 28. Battles of Groveton August 29 and Bull Run August 30. Duty in the Defences of Washington until December –. At Fort Lyon until Sep tember 13. Near Fairfax Seminary until October 20 and at Munson’s Hill until November 1. Duty at Fairfax Station November 2-25. Operations on Orange & Alexandria Railroad November 10-12. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. “Mud March” January 20-24, 1863. At Falmouth until April 27. Operations at Rappahannock Bridge and Grove Church February 5-7. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3. Pursuit of Lee until July 24. Moved to New York July 30-August 1. Duty at Governor’s Island Ricker’s Island and David’s Island, New York Harbor until October 15. Moved to Washington October 15 thence to Union Mills, Va., and rejoin Corps October 17. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Kelly’s Ford November 7. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Payne’s Farm November 27. Duty near Brandy Station until May, 1864. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7. Rapidan Campaign May 3-20. Battles of the Wilderness May 5 7; Spottsylvania May 8-12; Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient at Spottsylvania Court House May 12. Harris Farm or Fredericksburg Road May 19. Ordered home for muster out May 20 Veterans and Recruits transferred to 11th Massachussetts Infantry May 20. Mustered out May 25, 1864. Expiration of term. Regiment lost during service 8 Officers and 134 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 78 Enlisted men by disease. Total 221.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? Installed Dec. 1885. Dedicated July 1, 1886.

What is it made out of? Granite; Plaque: bronze.

What size is it? Approx. H. 10 ft. x 5 ft. 10 in. x 5 ft. 10 in.

Who made it? Hallowell Granite Company, fabricator.

What does it depict? A square granite monument with a rounded top is adorned on each side with the Third Corps diamond symbol. Monument is a 3.7 foot square granite shaft with a dome cap that has chamfered edges and a four-sided diamond decoration and set on a 5.10 foot square smooth base. The shaft has a bronze inscription tablet on the west face. Overall height is ten feet. Flanking markers are 1.6×8 foot with gable tops and cut inscriptions on the faces.

What does it honor? The monument indicates the position held by the regiment on July 2, 1863 prior to Humphreys retrograde movement.

How is it inscribed? SIXTEENTH MASSACHUSETTS/1ST BRIGADE 2ND DIVISION 3RD CORPS/ARMY OF THE POTOMAC/ON THIS FIELD JULY 2ND 1863/4 OFFICERS AND 23 ENLISTED MEN/WERE KILLED/TO WHOSE MEMORY THIS MONUMENT/IS ERECTED BY THE/COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

When was this photograph taken? April 15, 2011.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, East side of Emmitsburg Road, north of Klingel Farm, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325. It is surrounded on three sides with a War Department board fence.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? No.

Has this monument been moved or changed? This monument has not been moved or materially altered.

Monument Details, Alternative Views, and Contextual Views

At Gettysburg

The 16th Massachusetts Infantry served as a member of Carr’s Brigade in Humphrey’s Division of the Third Corps, Army of the Potomac. A Fighting 300 Regiment.

Commander: Lt. Col. Waldo Merriam (1839-1864). Merriam was a merchant from Boston and was killed at the battle of Spotsylvania.

Number Engaged: 307

Casualties: 15 killed, 53 wounded, 13 missing

Officers Killed at Gettysburg:

• 1st Lieutenant George F. Brown, Company B, of Waltham, killed on July 2.
• Captain Charles R. Johnson, Company F, of Lexington, mortally wounded on July 2

Soldiers Buried in the Massachusetts Plot of the Gettysburg National Cemetery:

• Pvt. Nathan D. Bicknell, Company C, D-13
• Pvt. Jeremiah Croakley, Company A, D-35
• Pvt. Pierce Harvey, Company B, D-14
• Pvt. George Lawton, Company H, D-34

After Action Report: After Action Report of Capt. Matthew Donovan (will open a pop up window).

General Information

Regimental History ~ Dyer’s Compendium of the War of the Rebellion:

Organized at Camp Cameron, Cambridge, June 29, 1861. Left State for Old Point Comfort, Va., August 17. Attached to Fortress Monroe, Dept. of Virginia, to May, 1862, 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of Virginia, to June, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1864. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 2nd Army Corps, to May, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps, to July, 1864.

SERVICE.–Garrison duty at Fortress Monroe, Va., September 1, 1862, to May 8, 1862. Occupation of Norfolk May 10. Moved to Suffolk May 17, and joined Army of the Potomac at Fair Oaks June 13. Nine-Mile Road, near Richmond, June 18. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Oak Grove, near Fair Oaks, June 25. White Oak Swamp and Glendale June 30. Malvern Hill July 1 and August 5. Duty at Harrison’s Landing until August 15. Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Centreville August 15-26. Bristoe Station, Kettle Run, August 27. Battles of Groveton August 29; Bull Run August 30; Chantilly September 1. Duty at Fort Lyon and at Fairfax Station, Defenses of Washington, until October 30, and at Munson’s Hill until November 2. At Fairfax Station until November 25. Operations on Orange & Alexandria Railroad November 10-12. Rappahannock Campaign December, 1862, to June, 1863. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. “Mud March” January 20-24, 1863. At Falmouth until April 27. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3. Wapping Heights, Va,, July 23. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to the Rappahannock November 7-8. Kelly’s Ford November 7. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Payne’s Farm November 27. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864. Duty near Brandy Station until May, 1864. Rapidan Campaign May-June, Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Spottsylvania May 8-12; Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient, Spottsylvania Court House, May 12. Harris’ Farm, Fredericksburg Road, May 19. North Anna River May 23-26. Ox Ford May 23-24. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16-July 11. Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23. Left front for muster out July 11. Veterans and Recruits transferred to the 11th Massachusetts Infantry. Mustered out July 27, 1864. Regiment lost during service 16 Officers and 134 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 93 Enlisted men by disease. Total 245.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? Installed between 1888-1890.

What is it made out of? Granite; Relief plaque: bronze.

What size is it? Overall: approx. H. 10 ft. 6 in.; Base: W. 6 ft. 5 in. x D. 6 ft. 5 in.

Who made it? Cessler, J. M., carver.

What does it depict? A square granite monument carved on the front with a relief depicting a soldier’s backpack and bedroll. Below the relief is a bronze plaque depicting the state seal, and above the relief is the diamond symbol of the Third Corps. Monument is a 3.2 foot square granite shaft with an apex cap with a panel containing the Third Corps diamond insignia and set on a 6.5 foot square rough hewn base. The shaft has incised inscriptions on all sides and a knapsack sculpted on the west face. Overall height is 10.6 feet. Flanking markers are one foot square with a polished flat top and inscriptions. Monument includes commemorative era fencing.

What does it honor? The monument indicates the position held by the 26th Infantry on the afternoon of July 2, 1863 in the brigade line along Emmitsburg Road. Here they were attacked by Confederates until relieved by a division of the 2nd Corps.

How is it inscribed? JULY 2ND WENT INTO ACTION/HERE WITH 365 OFFICERS AND/MEN. KILLED 30, WOUNDED 176,/MISSING 7, TOTAL 213

When was this photograph taken? September 20, 2009.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Emmitsburg Road, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325. Located on the east side of Emmitsburg Road north of the junction with Sickles Avenue.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? No.

Has this monument been moved or changed? This monument has not been changed or materially altered.

Monument Details, Alternative Views, and Contextual Views

At Gettysburg

The 26th Pennsylvania Infantry served as a member of Carr’s Brigade in Humphrey’s Division of the Third Corps, Army of the Potomac.

Commander: Maj. Robert L. Bodine (1832-1874). He was a book keeper from Philadelphia.

Number Engaged: 365

Casualties: 30 killed, 176 wounded, 7 missing

Officers Killed at Gettysburg:

• 2nd Lieut. Francis B. Bird, Company K, mortally wounded on July 2, of Philadelphia
• 2nd Lieut. Benjamin R. Wright, Company A, of Philadelphia, killed on July 2

Soldiers Buried in the Pennsylvania Plot of the Gettysburg National Cemetery:

• Pvt. Eliakim Brown, Company K, F-40
• Pvt. John Burns, Company C, F-30
• Pvt. William Callan, Company E, A-74
• Cpl. George A. Cogswell, Company A, F-29
• Pvt. John Devon, Company F, A-73
• Cpl. William A. Gordon, Company I, A-77
• Pvt. Joshua V. Hayman, Company A, A-75
• Pvt. John Little, Company B, F-35
• Pvt. John Loughrey, Company E, C-26
• Cpl. Peter McMahon, Company E, F-38
• Pvt. William Neal, Company I, F-45
• Pvt. George Roan, Company K, B-52
• Pvt. Francis Smith, Company I, D-44
• Cpl. James Wallace, Company G, B-94
• Pvt. Charles Webster, Company C, B-80

Medal of Honor Winners: ROOSEVELT, GEORGE W. Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company K. 26th Pennsylvania Infantry. Place and date: At Bull Run, Va., 30 August 1862. At Gettysburg, Pa., 2 July 1863. Entered service at: Chester Pa. Birth: Chester, Pa. Date of issue: 2 July 1887. Citation: At Bull Run, Va., recaptured the colors, which had been seized by the enemy. At Gettysburg captured a Confederate color bearer and color, in which effort he was severely wounded.

After Action Report: After Action Report of Maj. Robert L. Bodine (will open a pop up window).

General Information

Raised: Philadelphia.

Regimental History ~ Dyer’s Compendium of the War of the Rebellion:

Organized at Philadelphia April 20, 1861. Mustered in May 27, 1861 (a detachment attacked in streets of Baltimore April 19, 1861). Moved to Washington, D.C., June 15, 1861. Attached to Defenses of Washington to August. 1861. Hooker’s Brigade, Division of the Potomac, to October, 1861. Grover’s Brigade, Hooker’s Division, Army of the Potomac; to March, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac; to March, 1864. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 2nd Army Corps, to June, 1864.

SERVICE.–Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C., until October, 1861, and at Budd’s Ferry, Md., October 20, 1861, to April 1, 1862. Moved to the Virginia Peninsula, Siege of Yorktown, April 5-May 4. Battle of Williamsburg May 5. Battle of Fair Oaks, Seven Pines, May 31-June 1. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Oak Grove June 25. Savage Station June 29. White Oak Swamp and Glendale June 30. Malvern Hill July 1. Duty at Harrison’s Landing until August 16. Action at Malvern Hill August 5. Movement to Centreville August 16-26. Pope’s Campaign in Northern Virginia August 26-September 2. Bristoe Station, Kettle Run, August 27. Battles of Groveton August 29; Bull Run August 30; Chantilly September 1. Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., until November. Operations on Orange & Alexandria Railroad October 10-12. Movement to Falmouth, Va., November 18-28. Battle of Fredericksburg. Va., December 12-15. “Mud March” January 20-24, 1863. Operations at Rappahannock Bridge and Grove Church February 5-7. At Falmouth until April. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg (Pa.) July 1-3. Whapping Heights, Va., July 23. Duty on line of the Rapidan until October. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Kelly’s Ford November 7. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Payne’s Farm November 27. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864. Near Brandy Station until May. Rapidan Campaign May 4-28. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Spottsylvania May 8-12; Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient May 12. Harris Farm, on Fredericksburg Road, May 19. North Anna River May 23-26. Ox Ford May 24. Line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Left front May 28. Mustered out June 18, 1864. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 99th Pennsylvania. Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 143 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 71 Enlisted men by disease. Total 222.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? Dedicated 1885. Relocated 1896.

What is it made out of? Granite.

What size is it? Approx. H. 14 ft.; Base: W. 5 ft. x D. 5 ft.

Who made it? Smith Granite Company, fabricator.

What does it depict? A granite shaft adorned on the front with a relief depicting crossed flags and the Third Corps diamond symbol. Originally, the monument was topped with a bronze sculpture of an arm holding a saber, but this piece is now missing. The shaft has cut inscriptions and reliefs of crossed flags and a Gothic arch on the west. Overall height of original monument with saber was fourteen feet. Flanking markers are 1.6×8 foot with gable tops and inscriptions.

What does it honor? The regiment supported the skirmish line to the west of this monument from 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. on July 2, 1863 and held this line against an attack from the Barksdale Mississippians.

How is it inscribed? 1ST BRIGADE, 2ND DIVISION, 3RD CORPS/UPON THIS SPOT STOOD THE 11TH MASS.//REG’T DURING THE SECOND DAYS/ BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, JULY 2, 1863/26 WERE KILLED 93 SOUNDED AND 10 MISSING./ASSISTED BY THE STATE/AND GENEROUS FRIENDS, THE SURVIVORS/OF THE REGIMENT HAVE/ERECTED UPON THIS HISTORIC FIELD,/THIS MONUMENTAL TABLET IN THE YEAR/1885./”ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL”/11TH MASS. INF’T.

When was this photograph taken? September 30, 2011.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, East side of Emmitsburg Road, north of Sickles Avenue intersection, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325. Located on the east side of Emmitsburg Road north of the junction with Sickles Avenue.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? Yes.

Has this monument been moved or changed? Originally, this monument was installed at the intersection of Emmitsburg Road and Sickles Avenue, but was moved to the north side of Sickles when Sickles Avenue was constructed in 1896. The monument was desecrated and severely damaged on February 15, 2006. The vandalism remains un-repaired.

Monument Details, Alternative Views, and Contextual Views

At Gettysburg

The 11th Massachusetts Infantry served as a member of Carr’s Brigade in Humphrey’s Division of the Third Corps, Army of the Potomac. A Fighting 300 Regiment.

Commander: Lt. Col. Porter D. Tripp (1826-1873).

Number Engaged: 364

Casualties: 23 killed, 96 wounded, 10 missing

Officers Killed at Gettysburg:

• Capt. Edwin Humphrey, Company A, of Hingham, mortally wounded on July 2
• 2nd Lieutenant William B. Mitchell, Company G, of Boston, mortally wounded on July 2

Soldiers Buried in the Massachusetts Plot of the Gettysburg National Cemetery:

• Pvt. James E. Butler, Company D, C-3
• Cpl. Sumner A. Davis, Company A, C-10
• Pvt. Michael Doherty, Company A, C-4
• Cpl. Francis S. Blint, Company H, C-11
• Pvt. Charles R.T. Knowlton, Company H, C-7
• Pvt. Joseph A. Morrill, Company K, C-2
• Pvt. John S. Rice, Company K, C-9
• Sgt. William Sawtell, Company E, C-8
• Pvt. Lucius Staples, Company A, C-5
• Cpl. Edwin F. Trufant, Company F, C-6

After Action Report: After Action Report of Lieut. Col. Porter D. Tripp (will open a pop up window).

General Information

Raised: Essex, Middlesex, and Suffolk counties.

Notable Facts: Regiment was nicknamed “The Boston Volunteers.”

Regimental History ~ Dyer’s Compendium of the War of the Rebellion:

Organized at Readville and mustered in June 13, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., June 24. Attached to Franklin’s Brigade, Heintzelman’s Division, McDowell’s Army of Northeast Virginia, to August, 1861. Hooker’s Brigade, Division of the Potomac, to October, 1861. 1st Brigade, Hooker’s Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1864. 4th Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps, to June, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps, to June, 1865.

SERVICE.–Advance on Manassas, Va., July 16-21, 1861. Battle of Bull Run July 21. Moved to Bladensburg August 10, thence to Budd’s Ferry October 27. Duty in that vicinity until April, 1862. Ordered to Fortress Monroe, Va., April 7. Siege of Yorktown, Va., April 16-May 4. Affair at Yorktown April 26 (Cos. “A” and “G”). Battle of Williamsburg May 5. Battle of Fair Oaks, Seven Pines, May 31-June 1. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Oak Grove, near Fair Oaks, June 25. Savage Station June 29. White Oak Swamp and Glendale June 30. Malvern Hill July 1 and August 5. At Harrison’s Landing until August 15. Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Centreville August 15-26. Bristoe Station August 26-27. Kettle Run August 27. Catlett’s Station August 28. Groveton August 29. Bull Run August 30. Chantilly September 1. Camp near Fort Lyon until September 13, and near Fairfax Seminary until October 20. At Munson’s Hill until November. At Fairfax Station November 2-25. Operations on Orange & Alexandria R. R. November 10-12. Rappahannock Campaign December, 1862, to June, 1863. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. “Mud March” January 20-24, 1863. Operations at Rappahannock Bridge and Grove Church February 5-7. At Falmouth until April 27. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 1-4. Wapping Heights July 23. Moved to New York July 30-August 1, and duty there until October. rejoin Corps at Union Mills October 17. Advance to the Rappahannock November 7-8. Kelly’s Ford November 7. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Payne’s Farm November 27. Duty near Brandy Station until May, 1864. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7. Rapidan Campaign May-June. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7. Spottsylvania May 8-12, Spottsylvania C. H. May 12-21. Assault on the Salient at Spottsylvania G. H. May 12. Harris Farm, Fredericksburg Road, May 19. North Anna River May 23-26. Line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. (Old members left front June 12. Mustered out June 24, 1864.) Veterans and Recruits consolidated to a Battalion of 5 Companies June 12. Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23, 1864. Demonstration on north side of the James July 27-29. Deep Bottom July 27-28. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30 (Reserve). Demonstration on north side of the James River August 13-20. Strawberry Plains August 14-18. Peeble’s Farm, Poplar Grove Church, September 29-October 2. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s Run, October 27-28. In front of Fort Morton November 5. Expedition to Weldon Railroad December 7-11. Watkin’s House March 25, 1865. Appomattox C. H. March 28-April 9. Crow’s House March 31. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Sailor’s Creek April 6. High Bridge and Farmville April 7. Appomattox C. H. April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Burkesville April 11-13, and duty there until May 2. March to Washington, D.C., May 2-15. Grand Review May 23. Mustered out June 14, 1865. Regiment lost during service 11 Officers and 153 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 95 Enlisted men by disease. Total 261.