About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? Oct. 8, 1885.

What is it made out of? Granite.

What does it depict? Full-length uniformed sharp shooter stands behind a waist-high, rough-hewn monolith. The figure holds his rifle in both hands, poised to fire. The rifle’s barrel rests atop the monolith. Granite monument is a sculpted infantryman 2×2.5 foot and six foot high in a standing position behind a boulder. The face of the boulder serves as a tablet for incised inscriptions.

What does it honor? The monument indicates the general position held by the 2nd Company of the Andrew Sharp Shooters on July 2, 1863.

How is it inscribed? July 2nd 1863. 2nd Co Andrew Sharp Shooters Mass. Vols.

When was this photograph taken? December 9, 2011. Monument faces mainly west. This photograph is of the monument from the south and west corner.

Where is it located? Sickles Avenue, the Loop. Located on the south side of Sickles Avenue at the Loop, near monuments to the 22nd and 32nd Massachusetts.

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

Has this monument been moved or changed? Sadly, this monument has suffered from frequent incidences of vandalism. In June 1992, the cap was chipped and the head severed from the monument. The head was reattached in 1993. In February 2012, the monument was vandalized again with blue spray pain.

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General Information

The 2nd Company, Massachusetts Sharpshooters was also known as Andrews Sharpshooters. During the battle of Gettysburg, it served as a member of the 22nd Massachusetts in Tilton’s Brigade in Barnes’ Division of the Fifth Corps, Army of the Potomac.

Raised: At large from the state of Massachusetts.

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

Organized at Lynnfield September 3, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C. Attached to 22nd Massachusetts Infantry. (See this Regiment.) Mustered out October 17, 1864.

Company lost during service 11 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 12 Enlisted men by disease. Total 23.

The 5th Corps, 1st Division, 1st Brigade was also known as Tilton’s Brigade. During the battle of Gettysburg, it served as a member of Barnes’ Division in the Fifth Corps, Army of the Potomac.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? Completed between 1911 and 1912.

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

What size is it? Each brigade monument stands 5’4″ high and weigh 3,500 pounds.

Who made it? Albert Russell & Sons Co. of Newburyport, Massachusetts

What does it depict? Pedestals: Monolith consisting of polished smooth sea-green granite pedestal with a square 36′ by 36′ base. Base tapers to a smaller dimension at the tablet. On each pedestal is mounted a bronze inscription tablet measuring 4’0′ x 3’8” with rounded corners weighing 300 pounds.

What does it honor? One of 74 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. Monuments were designed by E.B. Cope.

How is it inscribed? Reads,

ARMY OF THE POTOMAC
FIFTH CORPS FIRST DIVISION
FIRST BRIGADE
Col. William S. Tilton
18th 22D Massachusetts 1st Michigan
118th Pennsylvania Infantry

July 2. In position in column with the Division and Corps on the Baltimore Pike near Rock Creek until after 4 P. M. then moved with the Division left in front to the support of Third Corps line the Third Brigade having been detached to occupy Little Round Top. The Brigade preceded by Second Brigade crossed Plum Run and the Wheatfield and went into position on the high ground on the edge of woods facing westerly and southerly toward the Rose House Second Brigade on the left. The Brigade was sharply attacked by Brig. Gen. Kershaw’s Brigade and in compliance with orders from Brig. Gen. J. Barnes it retired to the rear and right to the woods across the Wheatfield Road and later to a line extending northerly from Little Round Top.

July 3. Relieved Third Brigade on Little Round Top.

July 4. Remained in position until close of battle except a reconnaissance in front.

Casualties Killed 2 Officers 10 Men Wounded 12 Officers 90 Men Captured or Missing 11 Men Total 125

When was this photograph taken? December 15, 2010. This tablet faces mainly due west.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, 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 materially altered or changed.

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At Gettysburg

Commander: Colonel William Stowell Tilton (February 1, 1828 – March 23, 1889) was an American businessman and soldier who led a regiment, and occasionally a brigade, in the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. He and his men were heavily engaged in the Battle of Gettysburg, where Tilton’s performance created controversy.

After Action Report: After Action Report of Col. William S. Tilton (will open a pop up window).

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? Oct. 8, 1885.

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

What size is it? approx. 6 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. x 37 in.; Base: approx. 3 ft. x 57 in. x 58 in.

Who made it? Smith Granite Company, fabricator.

What does it depict? Monument with apex cap stands on a tiered, rough-hewn base. Reliefs of the Corps insignia, the Maltese Cross, are affixed to the narrow faces which separate the four sides of the die. Four stacked muskets, standing upright, adorn the rear face of the die. Flank markers, 1’6″x8″x2′, gable top.

What does it honor? Monument with apex cap stands on a tiered, rough-hewn base. Reliefs of the Corps insignia, the Maltese Cross, are affixed to the narrow faces which separate the four sides of the die. Four stacked muskets, standing upright, adorn the rear face of the die. Flank markers, 1’6″x8″x2′, gable top.

How is it inscribed? 18TH/MASS. VOLS./FIRST BRIG/FIRST DIV./5TH CORPS./”LET US HAVE PEACE”

When was this photograph taken? December 15, 2010. Monument faces mostly west.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, The Loop, east side of Sickles Avenue, off Wheatfield Road, 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 moved or materially altered.

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At Gettysburg

The 18th Massachusetts Infantry it served as a member of Tilton’s Brigade in Barnes’ Division of the Fifth Corps, Army of the Potomac.

Commander: Col. Joseph Hayes (1835-1912). Graduate of Harvard University and real estate broker in Boston. Wounded at the Wilderness.

Number Engaged: 281

Casualties: 1 killed, 23 wounded, 3 missing

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

• Sgt. James H. Leaverns, Company A, C-27

General Information

Raised: Bristol, Norfolk, and Plymouth counties.

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

Organized at Readville and Boston and mustered in August 27, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., August 28. Attached to Fort Corcoran, Defenses of Washington, to October, 1861. Martindale’s Brigade, Porter’s Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps, to October, 1864.

SERVICE.–Duty at Fort Corcoran, Defenses of Washington, D.C., until September 26, 1861, and at Hall’s Hill, Va., until March 10, 1862. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-16, 1862. Moved to Alexandria, thence to Fortress Monroe March 16-23. Reconnaissance to Great Bethel March 27. Warwick Road April 5. Siege of Yorktown April 5-May 4. Battle of Hanover Court House May 27. Operations about Hanover Court House May 27-29. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Operations about White House Landing June 26-July 2. At Harrison’s Landing until August 15. Retreat from the Peninsula and movement to Centreville August 15-28. Battle of Bull Run August 30. Battle of Antietam, Md., September 16-17. Shepherdstown Ford September 19. Shepherdstown, W. Va., September 20. At Sharpsburg until October 30. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15. Expedition to Richards and Ellis Fords December 29-30. “Mud March” January 20-24, 1863. Duty at Falmouth until April 27. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Gettysburg (Pa,) Campaign June 11-July 24. Ashby’s Gap June 21. Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3. Williamsport, Md., July 14. At Warrenton and Beverly Ford July 27 to September 17, and at Culpeper until October 11. Bristoe Campaign October 11-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Rappahannock Station November 7. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. At and near Brandy Station and Stevensburg until May, 1864. Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May-June. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Laurel Hill May 8; Spottsylvania May 8-12; Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient May 12. North Anna River May 23-26. Jericho Ford May 23. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Bethesda Church June 1-3. Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16 to October 21. Weldon Railroad June 21-23. Old members left front July 20 and mustered out September 2, 1864. Veterans and Recruits consolidated to a Battalion. Poplar Springs’ Church, Peeble’s Farm, September 30-October 2. Consolidated with 32nd Massachusetts Infantry October 21, 1864. Regiment lost during service 9 Officers and 114 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 127 Enlisted men by disease. Total 252.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? June 12, 1889.

What is it made out of? Monument: granite with bronze state shield; Base: granite.

What size is it? Overall: 10 ft. 4 in. x 49 in. x 49 in.

Who made it? Unknown, sculptor.

What does it depict? Granite shaft decorated with Maltese cross on two sides, and military accouterments on front, including two rifles, with bayonets, belt, canteen, cartridge box, cap box, and belt eagle insignia. The shaft is set atop a rough-hewn base on a boulder. The monument was constructed sometime prior to Nov. 27, 1888 and was dedicated on June 12, 1889. Monument is a 2.4 foot square granite shaft with an apex top set on a four foot square rough hewn base that rests on a boulder. Overall height is nine foot. Shaft has sculptured reliefs of infantry accoutrements and a bronze state seal on the north face. Inscriptions are on the east and west sides and a Maltese cross is located on the south face. Flanking markers are one foot square.

What does it honor? Monument marks the position held by the 1st Michigan infantry on July 2, 1863.

How is it inscribed? MUSTERED IN AT DETROIT, MICH./MAY 1, 1861, FOR 3 MONTHS./MUSTERED IN AT ANN ARBOR, MICH./AUG. 17, 1861, FOR 3 YEARS./RE-ENLISTED AS VETERANS, FEB. 20, 1864./MUSTERED OUT AT JEFFERSONVILLE, IND./JULY 8, 1865./TOTAL ENROLLMENT:/2144 OFFICERS AND MEN./KILLED IN ACTION;/OFFICERS 12, MEN 106./DIED OF WOUNDS OFFICERS 6, MEN 32./DIED OF DISEASE;/OFFICERS 1, MEN 95./TOTAL 252/”FROM THE FIRST TO THE LAST”/ENTRY INTO VIRGINIA AND CAPTURE/OF ALEXANDRIA, MAY 24, 1861,/TO APPOMATTOX, APR. 9, 1865./PARTICIPATED IN 54 SKIRMISHES/AND GENERAL ENGAGEMENTS/THIS MONUMENT MARKS THE POSITION/WHERE THE REGIMENT FOUGHT JULY 2, 1863./PRESENT FOR DUTY 21 OFFICERS, 240 MEN. TOTAL 261./KILLED; 1 OFFICER, 4 MEN. WOUNDED, 6 OFFICERS, 27 MEN./MISSING; 4 MEN. TOTAL; 42.

When was this photograph taken? April 15, 2011.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Sickles Avenue, west side, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325. Located on the southwest side of Sickles Avenue at the Loop.

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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The 1st Michigan Infantry served as a member of Tilton’s Brigade in Barnes’ Division of the Fifth Corps, Army of the Potomac. A Fighting 300 Regiment.

Commander: Col. Ira C. Abbott (1824-1908). Abbott was a grain dealer from Burr Oak. He was wounded at Fredericksburg and on July 2.

Number Engaged: 261

Casualties: 5 killed, 33 wounded, 4 missing

Officers Killed at Gettysburg:

• 1st Lieutenant Amos M. Ladd, Company K, killed July 2, of Sault Saint Marie.

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

• Sgt. Hiram Hopkins, Company I, E-12
• Pvt. Austin A. Whitmond, Company F, C-12

General Information

Raised: Ann Arbor from the counties of Jackson, Washtenaw, and Wayne

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

Organized at Detroit, Mich., and mustered in September 16, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., September 16. Attached to 1st Brigade, Hooker’s Division, Army of the Potomac, to February, 1862. Railroad Brigade, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. Camp Hamilton, Va., Dept. of Virginia, to May, 1862. Robinson’s Brigade, Dept. of Virginia, to June, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps, to July, 1865.

SERVICE.–Duty at Bladensburg, Md., October, 1861, and at Annapolis Junction guarding Washington & Baltimore Railroad until March, 1862. Duty at Camp Hamilton, Fortress Monroe, Va., to June. Ordered to join Army of the Potomac in the field. Seven days before Richmond, Va., June 25-July 1. Battles of Mechanicsville June 26; Gaines Mill June 27; Peach Orchard and Savage Station June 29; Glendale and Turkey Bridge June 30; Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison’s Landing until August 16. Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Centreville, Va., August 16-27. Gainesville August 28. Battle of Bull Run August 30. Maryland Campaign September 6-22. Battle of Antietam, Md., September 16-17. Shepherdstown Ford September 19. Shepherdstown September 20. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 29-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. Expedition from Potomac Creek to Richards and Ellis Fords, Rappahannock River, December 29-30. “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 July 1-3. Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap July 5-24. At Warrenton and Beverly Ford July 27 to September 17. Provost duty at Culpeper until October 11. Bristoe Campaign October 11-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Rappahannock Station November 7. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Duty near Culpeper until May, 1864. Campaign from the Rapidan to the James River May 4-June 15. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Laurel Hill May 8; Spotsylvania May 8-12; Spotsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient May 12. North Anna River May 23-26. Jericho Mills May 23. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Bethesda Church June 1-3. Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30, 1864 (Reserve). Six-Mile House, Weldon Railroad, August 18-21. Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 2. Boydton Road, Hatcher’s Run, October 27-28, Warren’s Expedition to Weldon Railroad December 7-12. Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run, February 5-7, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Junction, Quaker and Boydton Roads March 29. Lewis’ Farm, near Gravelly Run, March 29. White Oak Road March 30-31. Five Forks April 1. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Duty at City Point, Va., until May 16. Moved to Alexandria May 16-18. Grand Review May 23. Ordered to Louisville, Ky., June 16, and mustered out July 9, 1865. Regiment lost during service 15 Officers and 172 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 149 Enlisted men by disease. Total 337.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? Oct. 8, 1885.

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

What size is it? Sculpture: approx. H. 9 ft. 5 in.; Base: approx. H. 4 ft. 5 in. x W. 4 ft. 5 in.

Who made it? Smith Granite Company, fabricator.

What does it depict? The monument consists of a polished die with fluted pilasters at the corners, a Maltese Cross finial and an apex cap. The monument stands on a rough-hewn plinth and base. Monument is a three foot square granite shaft with fluted pilasters at the corners set on a 4.5 foot square rough hewn base. Overall height is 9.5 foot. The shaft has polished inscription panels and a stepped apex cap and Maltese Cross finial. Flanking markers have gable tops with inscriptions on the face, 1.6×8 foot.

What does it honor? The monument indicates the position held by the 22nd Massachusetts Infantry in brigade line formed by Col. William S. Tilton on July 2, 1863, just as the Confederates attacked from the Rose Farm Buildings.

When was this photograph taken? April 15, 2011.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, The Loop, south of Sickles 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 moved or materially altered.

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At Gettysburg

The 22nd Massachusetts Infantry served as a member of Tilton’s Brigade in Barnes’ Division of the Fifth Corps, Army of the Potomac. A Fighting 300 Regiment.

Commander: Lt. Col. Thomas Sherwin, Jr. (1839-1914)

Number Engaged: 348

Casualties: 3 killed, 27 wounded, 1 missing

Officers Killed at Gettysburg:

• 2nd Lieutenant Charles K. Knowles, Company D, of Haverhill, mortally wounded on July 2

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

• Pvt. Calvin S. Field, Company B, D-16
• Pvt. George E. Lambert, Company F, D-15
• Pvt. John F. Moore, Company K, E-16
• Pvt. John Morrison, Company H, Unknown Grave #255
• Cpl. Issac B. Newcomb, Company C, E-13

General Information

Raised: Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, and Suffolk counties.

Notable Facts: Nicknamed “The Henry Wilson Regiment.” The 22nd Massachusetts was organized by Senator Henry Wilson; Wilson later served as Vice President under U.S. Grant.

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

Organized at Lynnfield September 4 to October 6, 1861. Moved to Washington, D.C., October 8-11. Attached to Martindale’s Brigade, Porter’s Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1862. 1st Brigade. 1st Division, 5th Army Corps, to March, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps, to October, 1864.

SERVICE.–Duty at Hall’s Hill, Va. Defenses of Washington until March, 1862. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-16. Moved to Alexandria, thence to Fortress Monroe, Va., March 16-23. Warwick Road April 5. Siege of Yorktown April 5-May 4. Hanover C. H. May 27. Operations about Hanover C. H. May 27-29. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Mechanicsville June 26. Gaines’ Mill June 27. White Oak Swamp and Turkey Bridge June 30. Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison’s Landing until August 15. Retreat from the Peninsula and movement to Centreville August 15-28. Battle of Bull Run August 30. Battle of Antietam, Md., September 16-17. Shepherdstown September 19. At Sharpsburg until October 30. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. Expedition to Richards’ and Ellis’ Fords December 29-30. “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 July 2-4. At Warrenton and Beverly Ford until September 17. At Culpeper until October 11. Bristoe Campaign October 11-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Rappahannock Station November 7. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. At Beverly Ford until May, 1864. Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May-June. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7. Laurel Hill May 8. Spottsylvania May 8-12. Spottsylvania C. H. May 12-21. Assault on the Salient May 12. North Anna River May 23-26. Line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Bethesda Church June 1-3. Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16 to August 8. Relieved August 8 and guard duty at City Point until October 5. Mustered out October 17. 1864. Regiment lost during service 9 Officers and 207 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 102 Enlisted men by disease. Total 319.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? September 12, 1889.

What is it made out of? Sculpture: granite; Base: granite with bronze relief.

What size is it? Sculpture: approx. H. 13 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. W. 4 ft. 3 in. x D. 4 ft. 3 in.

Who made it? Ryegate Granite Company, fabricator.

What does it depict? Full-length uniformed infantryman stands atop a tapered pedestal and rough-hewn base. The figure holds his rifle vertically, with both hands around the barrel and the butt at his proper left foot. There is a bronze State Seal relief on the front of the pedestal, above the Maltese cross corps insignia. Corn stalks are also included, denoting the regiment’s history as the “Philadelphia Corn Exchange Regiment.” Flank markers, 1′x1′x1’5″.

What does it honor? It indicates the position held by the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry to the right of the brigade line on the afternoon of July 2, 1863 as it sustained attacks by Kershaw’s brigade.

How is it inscribed? CORN EXCHANGE/18TH. PENNA. INFANTRY (On pedestal, right side:) 1ST BRIGADE/ANTIETAM TO/APPOMATTOX/TOTAL ENGAGEMENT/1500/KILLED AND MORTALLY/WOUNDED 136/WOUNDED 330/CAPTURED OR MISSING 290.

When was this photograph taken? March 23, 2012. Monument is faced somewhat northwest. This is the front and west side of the monument.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, West side of Sickles Avenue at curve of the Loop, 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 moved or materially altered.

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At Gettysburg

The 118th Pennsylvania was also known as The Corn Exchange Regiment. During the battle of Gettysburg, it served as a member of Tilton’s Brigade in Barnes’ Division of the Fifth Corps, Army of the Potomac. A Fighting 300 Regiment.

Commander: Lt. Col. James Gwyn (1828-1906). Merchant from Philadelphia. Wounded at the Wilderness.

Number Engaged: 332

Casualties: 3 killed, 19 wounded, 3 missing

Officers Killed at Gettysburg:

• Capt. Richard W. Davids, Company G, of Philadelphia, killed on July 2

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

• Cpl. Samuel M. Caldwell, Company D, D-6
• Cpl. Charles F. Soby, Company I, D-18

General Information

Raised: Philadelphia.

Notable Facts: The 118th was known as the Corn Exchange Regiment because a bounty of $10 for each man, as well as the funds necessary for raising the regiment, were furnished by the Corn Exchange Association with their hall at 2nd and Gold Streets in Philadelphia.

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

Organized at Philadelphia May 15-30, 1862. Moved to Baltimore, Md., August 31; thence to Washington, D.C. Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps, to June, 1865.

SERVICE.–Maryland Campaign September 6-24, 1862. Battle of Antietam, Md., September 16-17. Shepherdstown Ford September 19. At Sharpsburg until October 30. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. Reconnaissance to Richard’s and Ellis’ Fords, Rappahannock River, December 29-30. Burnside’s 2nd Campaign, “Mud March,” January 20-24, 1863. 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. Pursuit of Lee July 5-24. Wapping Heights, Va., July 23. At Warrenton and Beverly Ford to September 17, and at Culpeper until October 11, Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Rappahannock Station November 7. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. At Beverly Ford until May, 1864. Rapidan Campaign May 4-June 12. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Laurel Hill May 8; Spottsylvania May 8-21. Assault on the Salient May 12. North Anna River May 23-26. Jericho Ford May 25. 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. Weldon Railroad August 18-21. Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 2. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s Run, October 27-28. Warren’s Expedition to Hicksford December 7-12. Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run, February 5-7, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Lewis Farm, near Gravelly Run, March 29. Junction of Quaker and Boydton Roads March 29. White Oak Road March 31. Five Forks April 1. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Washington, D.C., May 1-12. Grand Review May 23. Mustered out June 1, 1865. Regiment lost during service 9 Officers and 132 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 111 Enlisted men by disease. Total 253.