1st Delaware Infantry

Dedicated on June 10, 1886 at the cost of $425.00, this monument honors the 1st Delaware Infantry. The diamond shape represents Delaware’s nickname as the diamond state. The monument stands where the regiment countercharged the Confederates on July 3 at the height of “Pickett’s Charge.” A marker to the unit is also located at the site of the Bliss Farm between Cemetery and Seminary Ridges.

Raised from the counties of Kent, New Castle, and Sussex, the first commander at Gettysburg was Lt. Col. Edward P. Harris (1837-1890). Harris was arrested on July 2 (restored on July 4) so Capt. Thomas B. Hizar (1833-1894). When he was wounded, Lt. William Smith (1839-1863) a “Morocco leather dresser in Wilmington” took command until he was killed on July 3. The final commander was Lt. John T. Dent (1837-1914), a wood turner in Wilmington.

1st Delaware Infantry

2nd Corps, 3rd Division, 2nd Brigade

Lt. Col. Edward P. Harris (1837-1890)

Engaged: 288; 10 killed, 54 wounded, 13 missing

Monument: Hancock Avenue, just north of the Angle on Cemetery Ridge

2nd Delaware Infantry

The 2nd Delaware was a summer of 1861 regiment raised from the counties of Delaware and New Castle, as well as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Cecil County in Maryland. Their commander was Col. William P. Baily (1825-1883) and Capt. Charles H. Christman (d. 1886).

This very simple stone marks the spot where the regiment fought on July 2. The moument consists of blue Brandywine granite. It is identical to the monument of the 1st Delaware except in inscription. The diamond in this case is not symbolic of the Third Corps but actually represents Delaware’s nickname “the Diamond state.”

2nd Delaware Infantry

2nd Corps, 1st Division, 4th Brigade

Commanded by: Col. William P. Baily (1825-1883)

Engaged: 280; 11 killed, 61 wounded, 12 missing

Monument: Brooke Avenue, near the Wheatfield