65th New York Infantry

The monument to the 65th New York Infantry is located on upper Culp’s Hill along North Slocum Avenue.  The regiment was part of the Sixth Corps contingent sent to help defend Culp’s Hill.

Nicknamed the United States Chasseurs, the regiment was recruited from three states: New York (mainly New York City), Ohio (mainly Seneca County), and Rhode Island (mainly Providence).  It mustered in at Long Island in the summer of 1861.

Their commander at Gettysburg was Col. Joseph E. Hamblin (1828-1870), an insurance broker who resided in Missouri and who was active in the Kansas border controversy.  The 65th numbered 319 and suffered 9 casualties.

65th New York Infantry

6th Corps, 3rd Division, 1st Brigade

Engaged: 319; 4 killed, 5 wounded

Monument: North Slocum Avenue

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

111th Pennsylvania Infantry

The monument to the 111th Pennsylvania is one of the tallest on Culp’s Hill. It is located in the saddle of the hill, near Pardee Field. A tall granite shaft is topped by an eagle with outspread wings.

The 111th was recruited from the counties of Crawford, Erie, and Warren; it mustered in at Erie on January 24, 1862. It’s commander was Lt. Col. Thomas M. Walker (1834-1910), a Princeton educated civil engineer from Erie.

Nearby, the earthworks constructed by the 111th Pennsylvania are still visible. The brigade was temporarily withdrawn and had to regain the works on July 3.

111th Pennsylvania Infantry

12th Corps, 2nd Division, 2nd Brigade

Engaged: 259; 5 killed, 17 wounded

Monument: Slocum Avenue at the Saddle

145th New York Infantry

The 145th New York was nicknamed the Stanton Legion. It was recruited from New York City and was mustered in on September 11, 1862 at Staten Island.

The 245 men of this XII Corps regiment were commanded by Col. Edward L. Price (1844-1922), one of the youngest regimental commanders on the field.

The simple monument to the 145th is located along Slocum Avenue on lower Culp’s Hill. It marks the unit position on July 2 and 3.

145th New York Infantry

12th Corps, 1st Division, 1st Brigade

Engaged: 245; 1 killed, 9 wounded

Monument: South Slocum Avenue

Pennsylvania Artillery Battery E

Independent Pennsylvania Artillery, Battery E was known as Knap’s. It was part of the 12th Corps Artillery Brigade.

The battery was raised from Philadelphia, with a good smattering from Allegheny County. It was organized at Point of Rocks, Maryland in September 1861.

At Gettysburg, the unit was commanded by Lt. Charles A. Atwell (1840-1863), a clerk from Allegheny City.

Atwell was later mortally wounded in the fall of 1863 at the battle of Wauhatchie in Tennessee.

The battery consisted of 6 Parrott Rifles and 139 men.

The battery has tow monuments at Gettysburg. The first one pictured on this post is located at the summit of Culp’s Hill, near the observation tower. It marks the position of three of the guns on the afternoon of July 2. The battery engaged the Confederate guns on Benner’s Hill.

A second monument sits on Power’s Hill. This was the position of the battery on the evening of July 2d until the end of the battle. The Power’s Hill monument is the more unique and visually interesting of the two memorials on the Gettysburg battlefield; it is carved to look like a stone cannon.

Pennsylvania Artillery Battery E

12th Corps Artillery Brigade

Engaged: 6 Parrotts and 139 men; 3 wounded

Monument: Culp’s Hill summit and Power’s Hill

107th New York Infantry

The 107th New York’s monument is located on Culp’s Hill off of Slocum Avenue near Spangler Spring. This position was held by the regiment on July 2 and on the afternoon of July 3.

Known as the Campbell Guards, the regiment was recruited from the counties of Chemung and Steuben; it mustered in to Federal service at Elmira on August 13, 1862.

The regiment had 319 men at Gettysburg. It suffered only minor casualties.

It’s commander was Col. Nirom M. Crane (1828-1901), a New York City banker.

The monument consists of Quincy granite and was dedicated September 17, 1888.

107th New York Infantry

12th Corps, 2nd Division, 3rd Brigade

319; 2 wounded

Monument: Slocum Avenue at Spangler’s Spring

122nd New York Infantry

The 122nd New York was nicknamed the Third Onondaga. It was raised from Onondaga County in August 1862. The regiment was commanded by Col. Silas Titus (1811-1899), a lumber dealer from Syracuse.

This was one of the Sixth Corps regiments sent to aid the Twelfth Corps defenders on Culp’s Hill. The monument marks the unit’s position in helping to repulse the July 3 attacks. It is a relatively simple monument mounted upon a very large boulder that is a natural part of the hill.

122nd New York Infantry

6th Corps, 3rd Division, 1st Brigade

Col. Silas Titus (1811-1899)

Engaged: 456; 10 killed, 32 wounded, 2 missing

Monument: Slocum Avenue

60th New York Infantry

The 60th New York was known as the St. Lawrence Regiment. It was recruited from the counties of St. Lawrence and Franklin and was mustered in on October 30, 1861.

The regiment was commanded by Col. Abel Godard (1835-1891), a law student from Richville.

The 60th New York’s monument is located at the summit of Culp’s Hill, down a foot path from the Culp’s Hill tower. Nearby is a marker that lists all the members of Company I at Gettysburg.

60th New York Infantry

12th Corps, 2nd Division, 3rd Brigade

273; 11 killed, 41 wounded

Monument: Summit of Culp’s Hill

147th New York Infantry

The 147th New York was known as the Oswego Regiment; it was recruited from Oswego County in September 1862.

This regiment was heavily engaged on July 1. The monument stands north of the railroad cut on Reynolds Avenue near where the unit did it’s most heavy fighting, marking the regimental position at 10:00 AM on July 1. (There is also a marker on Slocum Avenue on Culp’s Hill as well.)

The 147th was first commanded by Lt. Col. Francis C. Miller (1830-1878), a carpenter from Oswego. When Miller fell badly wounded, Maj. George Harney (1836-1881). Harney moved to Colorado after the War and died as a hermit living on a mountain in that state.

147th New York Infantry

1st Corps, 1st Division, 2nd Brigade

Lt. Col. Francis C. Miller (1830-1878)

Engaged: 430; 60 killed, 144 wounded, 92 missing

Monument: Reynolds Avenue

1st Maryland Eastern Shore

Located on Upper Culp’s Hill, the 1st Maryland Eastern Shore regiment was raised from Baltimore City and the counties of Caroline, Dorchester, Somerset, and Talbot. It is not to be confused with the 1st Maryland Potomac Home or the 1st Maryland CSA (aka “2nd Maryland”) that also fought on Culp’s Hill. The regiment was raised in the fall of 1861 and was commanded by Col. James Wallace (1818-1887). Wallace, a lawyer born in Dorchester County, resigned in December 1863 partly because he did not think blacks should be enlisted to fight for the Union cause. The “Eastern Shore” part of Maryland was the area most likely to be Confederate in sympathy.

The monument is dedicated to “Maryland’s Loyal Sons.” It depicts in a large bas relief an infantryman kneeling behind a stonewall. The monument was dedicated on October 25, 1888 and cost $1,000.00.

1st Maryland Eastern Shore

12th Corps, 1st Division, 2nd Brigade

Col. James Wallace (1818-1887)

Engaged: 583; 5 killed, 18 wounded, 2 missing

Monument: Upper Culp’s Hill along Slocum Avenue