When was it dedicated? This marker was first proposed on May 5, 1887 and approved on July 12, 1887. Dedicated in 1888.

What is it made out of? Granite.

Who made it? Thomas Nawn Company, Fabricator.

What does it depict? The monument was initially refused by the GBMA because it violated the “Line of Battle Rule.” However, numerous markers to fallen Union commanders had already been placed without regard for the battle line rule; this fact won on appeal and the Armistead marker was erected within the Angle. Marker is a granite shaft designed to simulate an opening scroll with an incised inscription on the face and set on a two foot square smooth cut base. Overall height is 4.6 feet.

What does it honor? First marker erected to commemorate fallen Confederate commander.

Inscription: Brigadier General Lewis A. Armistead C.S.A. fell here July 3, 1863.

When was this photograph taken? June 7, 2011.

Where is it located? The Angle. Located in the Angle area, West of Cushing’s Battery.

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 moved.

Main Profile: Monument to Armistead’s Brigade.

When was it dedicated? 1887.

What is it made out of? Granite.

Who made it? Erected by the 71st Pennsylvania Infantry.

What does it depict? Small engraved stone marker erected by the veterans of the 71st Pennsylvania Infantry to honor Cushing’s sacrifice. Marker is rough cut granite with an excised polished face and incised inscription. Overall height is 1.5 feet.

What does it honor? Indicates spot where Lt. Alonzo H. Cushing was mortally wounded July 3, 1863.

Inscription: Erected in honor of / Lt. A.H. Cushing / and his 4th U.S. Battery A by / Col. R. Penn Smith / and his regiment / 71st Pa. Vols.

When was this photograph taken? February 7, 2009.

Where is it located? Near the main monument at the Angle.

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 moved.

Main Profile: Monument to 4th United States Artillery Battery A Monument.

When was it dedicated? Erected between 1886 and 1893. Dedicated 1892.

What is it made out of? Granite.

Who made it? Smith Granite Company, fabricator.

What does it depict? Monument is a tapered granite shaft of coursed rough cut stone except for the center stone and topped with a pyramidal finished stone cap and set on a 2.2 1/2 foot square base. Smooth and rough-hewn blue Westerly granite; base: concrete.

What does it honor? It indicates the area where Major General Winfield Scott Hancock was wounded during the closing minutes of Longstreet’s assault on July 3, 1863.

When was this photograph taken? December 9, 2011.

Where is it located? Located on the west side of Hancock Avenue, near Pleasonton Avenue.

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 moved.

Main Profile: General Winfield Scott Hancock Equestrian Monument.

Named For: General Winfield Scott Hancock, commander of the Second Corps.

Location: Cemetery Ridge.

Built: 1882.

Altered: 1934 and 1961.

Designer: E.B. Cope; road was originally laid out by the GBMA.

Description: Avenue originally constructed of telford-based paving measuring 25′ wide. Widened & bituminous asphalt paved in 1934 to approximately 36′ wide x 1.237 mi long. Avenue begins at joining of United States Avenue and Sedgwick Avenue and loops to Cyclorama Drive. The road was altered with the construction of the Cyclorama parking lot.

History: Part of the War Department system of avenues designed and built to provide access to various sections of Battlefield. Hancock Avenue loops through 3rd day Battlefield including High Water Mark of Rebellion. Follows original route laid out by GBMA.

Notes: Hancock Avenue is often referred to as North and South Hancock Avenue. South Hancock Avenue stretches from United States Avenue/Sedgwick Avenue to Pleasanton Avenue; North Hancock Avenue extends from Pleasanton Avenue to the Cyclorama.

The Army of the Potomac at Gettysburg.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? June 1, 1908.

What is it made out of? Foundation: Concrete. Monument: Granite. Plaque: Bronze.

Who made it? Erected by the United States War Department.

What does it depict? One of two large granite markers that were set up with bronze tablets giving the organization of the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia. Shields in bronze will be mounted on the faces of the markers above the tablets. Monolithic monument (4’7″x2’2″x8’9″H) with smooth cut granite face & sides, rough cut back & top. Curvilinear cap. Bronze inscribed tablet on front w/ bronze U.S.A shield above. Stone designed by E.B. Cope, Architect. Civil War Marker that commemorates Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Gettysburg 1863, near the center of that army’s battle line.

How is it inscribed? The monument reads,

ARMY OF THE POTOMAC
Major General George G. Meade
Commanding

The Army consisted of Eight Corps

First Corps Major General John F Reynolds
Major General Abner Doubleday
Major General John Newton

Second Corps Major Winfield S. Hancock
Brigadier General John Gibbon

Third Corps Major Daniel E. Sickles
Major General David B. Birney

Fifth Corps Major General George Sykes

Sixth Corps Major General John Sedgwick

Eleventh Corps Major General Oliver C. Howard
Major General Henry W. Slocum

Twelfth Corps Brigadier General Alpheus S. Williams

Cavalry Corps Major General Alfred Pleasonton

Reserve Artillery Brigadier General Robert O. Tyler

July 1. The First and Eleventh Corps arrived, and were engaged north, and, west of Gettysburg,and fell back to Cemetery Hill in rear ofthe town. The Twelfth Corps and a large part of the Third Corps arrived at the close of the day.

July 2 . The remainder of the Third Corp and the Fifth and Second Corps arrived in the morning. The Sixth Corps late afternoon. The Third Corps having advanced was attacked by Longstreet’s Confederate Corps and Anderson’s Division of Hill’s Corps. The Fifth Corps, and the First Division of the Second Corps going to the support of the Third Corps an engagement ensued until nightfall when the Union forces had been driven back from their advanced position and the Confederates repulsed.

July 3. The Twelfth Corps having by order vacated a large part of its line on Culps Hill, on the night of the 2D and Johnson’s Division of Ewell’s Corps having occupied the works. The Twelfth Corps in the morning attacked and regained the lines it had previously vacated. Hill’s Corps and Pickett’s Division of Longstreets Corps in the afternoon attacked the line of the Second Corps and were repulsed with great Loss. Stuart’s Confederate Cavalry in the afternoon attacked the Second Cavalry Division and the Second Brigade Third Cavalry Division and was repulsed.

When was this photograph taken? September 24, 2010.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325. Monument located East side Hancock Avenue opposite the Angle.

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

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

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Commander: Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade (December 31, 1815 – November 6, 1872) was a career United States Army officer and civil engineer involved in coastal construction, including several lighthouses. He fought with distinction in the Seminole War and Mexican-American War. During the American Civil War he served as a Union general, rising from command of a brigade to the Army of the Potomac. He is best known for defeating Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. In 1864–65, Meade continued to command the Army of the Potomac through the Overland Campaign, the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign, and the Appomattox Campaign, but he was overshadowed by the direct supervision of the general in chief, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. More about this officer.

After Action Report: After Action Report of Maj. Gen. George G. Meade (will open a pop up window).

The 11th Mississippi Infantry served as a member of Davis’ Brigade in Heth’s Division of the Hill’s Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. The regiment is honored by a monument and a position marker.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? May 27, 2000.

What is it made out of? Bronze and granite.

Who made it? Bill Beckwith, Sculptor. Erected by the 11th Mississippi Memorial Association.

What does it depict? The sculpture depicts a color bearer, stepping out on the march toward the stone wall. Monument consisting of granite base, rough cut tapered sides and polished, smooth cut top, approx 5′ wide by 12′ +/- deep by 4′ high with tapers approx 6″ in. Bronze plaques applied to four faces.

How is it inscribed? The 11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, under the command of Col. Francis M. Green and Maj. Reuben O. Reynolds, formed west of the tree line on Seminary Ridge behind Maj. William Pegram’s Battalion of Artillery and immediately south of McMillan’s Woods on July 3, 1863. Shortly after 3:00 p.m., Color Sgt. William O’Brien of Company C, memorialized on this monument, raised the colors and the regiment stepped forward. Although clusters of men reached the stone wall near Brian’s Barn, the attack was driven back with heavy loss, and the remnants of the regiment reformed in this vicinity.

When was this photograph taken? March 26, 2012.

Where is it located? Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 17325, on West Confederate Avenue. Located near the North Carolina State Monument on Seminary Ridge.

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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Commander: Col. Francis M. Green (1823-1864). Lawyer in Oxford. Mortally wounded at Spotsylvania.

Number Engaged: 394

Casualties: 110 killed, 193 wounded, 37 captured.

General Information

Raised: Lafayette, Coahoma, Chickasaw, Neshoba, Lowndes, Noxubee, Monroe, and Carroll counties.

The Second Brigade was also known as Smyth’s Brigade. During the battle of Gettysburg, it served as a member of Hays’ Division in the Second 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. This particular monument includes an experimental 1930s-era bird guard.

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
SECOND CORPS THIRD DIVISION
SECOND BRIGADE
Col. Thomas A. Smyth
Lieut. Col. Francis E. Pierce
14th Connecticut 1st Delaware
12th New Jersey 1Oth 108th New York Infantry

July 2. Took position early in the morning along a stone fence on Cemetery Ridge at the left of Ziegler’s Grove supporting Battery I 1st U. S. on the right. Sharp skirmishing during the day and artillery firing at intervals in the afternoon. At night the line of the Brigade was extended to the Angle to cover the portion previously occupied by the Third Brigade.

July 3. In the afternoon the Bliss Barn having been occupied by the Confederate sharpshooters the 14th Conn. by order of Brig. Gen. A. Hays recaptured and burned the barn. At 1 P. M. a terrific cannonade was opened by the Confederates in front which continued for two hours followed by a charge of the Divisions of Major Gen. Pickett Brig. Gen. Pettigrew and Major Gen. Pender which was repulsed by the Brigade reinforced by the Third Brigade. More than 1200 prisoners and 9 stand of colors were captured by the Brigade.

July 4. The Brigade remained in position until the close of the battle with sharp skirmishing during the day.

Casualties Killed 6 Officers 55 Men Wounded 34 Officers 245 Men Captured or Missing 1 Officer 25 Men Total 366

When was this photograph taken? June 5, 2011.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325. Located east side of North Hancock Avenue near Cyclorama and Brian buildings.

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 changed.

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Commander: Colonel Thomas Alfred Smyth (December 25, 1832 – April 9, 1865); More about this officer. (will open a pop up window).

After Action Report: After Action Report of Col. Thomas A. Smyth (will open a pop up window).

The 2nd Corps, 2nd Division, 1st Brigade was also known as Harrow’s Brigade. During the battle of Gettysburg, it served as a member of Gibbon’s Division in the Second 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
SECOND CORPS SECOND DIVISION
FIRST BRIGADE
Brig. Gen. William Harrow
Col. Francis E. Heath
19th Maine 15th Massachusetts
1st Minnesota 82D New York Infantry

July 2. Early in the morning took position in the rear of Second and Third Brigades. The 15th Mass. and 82D New York were advanced to the Emmitsburg Road on the right of Cordori House to support Third Corps the other two regiments were moved to the left on a line with the Third Brigade. The Third Corps having been forced back the advanced regiments were compelled to retire to the main line by Brig. Gen. Wright’s Brigade which captured several pieces of artillery but supports coming quickly to the Union line they forced the Confederates back across the Emmitsburg Road with heavy loss and retook the captured artillery Col. C. H. Ward 15th Mass. and Col. J. J. Huston 82D New York were mortally wounded.

July 3. At 1 P. M. a terrific cannonade was opened along the Confederate line in front which continued for about two hours followed by a charge of over 15,000 infantry its right striking Second and Third Brigades. This Brigade moved at once to the right and assisted the other two Brigades in repelling the assault and capturing a large number of prisoners and several flags.

Casualties Killed 10 Officers 137 Men Wounded 46 Officers 527 Men Captured or Missing 1 Officer 47 Men Total 768

When was this photograph taken? September 24, 2010.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325. Located on West side of Hancock Avenue, along route of old south loop of Hancock 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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Commander: Brig. Gen. William Harrow (November 14, 1822 – September 27, 1872) was an Indiana lawyer and a controversial Union general in the American Civil War. More about this officer.

After Action Report: After Action Report of Brig. Gen. William Harrow (will open a pop up window).

The 2nd Corps, 2nd Division, 3rd Brigade was also known as Hall’s Brigade. During the battle of Gettysburg, it served as a member of Gibbon’s Division in the Second 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
SECOND CORPS SECOND DIVISION
THIRD BRIGADE
Col. Norman J. Hall
19th 20th Massachusetts 7th Michigan
42D 59th (4 Cos.) New York Infantry

July 2. Took position on the line at the left of Second Brigade and of the copse of trees. The 19th Mass. and 42D New York were late in the day advanced to support Second Division Third Corps but retired on Second Division being forced back. The Brigade was attacked by Brig. Gen. Wright’s Brigade which overrun Battery A 1st Rhode Island then in advance but was repulsed with heavy loss and forced beyond the Emmitsburg Road.

July 3. Remained in position. At 3 P. M. Longstreet’s assault was made after a cannonade of two hours. The Brigade and the Second Brigade received the charge of Major Gen. Pickett’s Division which was repulsed with great loss in killed wounded prisoners and flags. In this engagement the First Brigade and the other troops were rushed to support of the two Brigades engaged and contributed to the victory. The Brigade remained in its position until the close of the battle.

Casualties Killed 6 Officers 75 Men Wounded 29 Officers 253 Men Captured or Missing 14 Men Total 377

When was this photograph taken? April 15, 2011.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325. Located on East side of Hancock Avenue, south of the Copse of Trees.

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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Commander: Colonel Norman Jonathan Hall (1842 – May 26, 1867). More about this officer.

After Action Report: After Action Report of Col. Norman J. Hall (will open a pop up window).

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? Oct. 19, 1899.

What is it made out of? Sculpture: Barre granite; Base: Barre granite.

What size is it? Overall: approx. H. 14 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 3 ft. 7 in. x 7 ft. 2 in. x 7 ft. 2 in.

Who made it? Estabrook Granite Works, fabricator.

What does it depict? Monument is a 3.6 foot diameter cylindrical, polished granite shaft that tapers to a point and set on a 4.6 foot diameter base. The shaft contains incised inscriptions. Overall height is 14.6 feet.

What does it honor? Monument marks the position held by the 14th Vermont Volunteers prior to its advance on July 3, 1863 to enfilade Wilcox and Perry as they advanced in support of Pickett.

How is it inscribed? 14TH VERMONT/VOLUNTEERS/COL. W. T. NICHOLS/STANNARD’S BRIGADE/JULY 2D & 3D 1863/19 KILLED 76 WOUNDED

When was this photograph taken? September 24, 2010.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Hancock Avenue, east side near Pleasonton Avenue, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325.

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 moved.

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The 14th Vermont Infantry served as a member of Stannard’s Brigade in Doubleday’s Division of the First Corps, Army of the Potomac.

Commander: Col. William T. Nichols (1829-1882). State attorney in Rutland and member of state legislature.

Number Engaged: 722

Casualties: 19 killed, 67 wounded, 21 missing

Officers Killed at Gettysburg:

• 2nd Lieutenant William H. Hamilton, Company I, mortally wounded on July 3, of Fair Haven, aged 28, buried in National Cemetery at B-1

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

• Pvt. Richard C. Archer, Company B, B-11
• Pvt. Lester L. Baird, Company H, B-10
• Pvt. William O. Doubleday, Company H, A-19
• Pvt. William E. Green, Company G, A-10
• Cpl. Charles E. Mead, Company G, A-4
• Pvt. Dyer Rogers, Company D, A-13
• Pvt. Garrett L. Roseboom, Company D, A-17
• Pvt. Charles W. Ross, Company G, A-3
• Pvt. Albert A. Walker, Company D, A-15
• Pvt. Pliney F. White, Company E, B-6

General Information

Raised: Addison, Rutland, and Bennington counties.

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

Organized at Brattleboro October 21, 1862, for nine months. Moved to Washington, D.C., October 22-25. Attached to 2nd Brigade, Abercrombie’s Division, Military District of Washington, to February, 1863. 2nd Brigade, Casey’s Division, 22nd Army Corps, to April, 1863. 2nd Brigade, Abercrombie’s Division, 22nd Army Corps, to July, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to muster out.

SERVICE.–At Camp Chase, Arlington, Va., October 25-28 and at East Capital Hill to October 30. March to Munson’s Hill October 30 and to Hunting Creek November 5. At Camp Vermont, near Hunting Creek, November 5-26. Picket duty near Occoquan Creek November 26-December 5. At Camp Vermont until December 12. Duty near Fairfax Court House until January 20, 1863. Defence of Fairfax Court House from attack by Stuart’s Cavalry December 29, 1862. At Fairfax Station January 20-March 24, 1863. At Wolf Run Shoals, Union Mills and on the Occoquan March 24 to June 25. March to Gettysburg, Pa.. June 25-July 1. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3. Pursuit of Lee July 4-18. Moved to Brattleboro, Vt., July 18-21. Mustered out July 30, 1863. Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 26 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 43 Enlisted men by disease. Total 70.