6th Wisconsin

The 6th Wisconsin Infantry was part of the famous Iron Brigade. It’s monument cost a mere $500.00. Like all the Wisconsin monuments, it features a red granite stone called Montello Granite. The 6th Wisconsin monument was dedicated on June 30, 1888. It is located off Reynolds Avenue near the Railroad Cut near where the regiment did the bulk of it’s fighting on July 1, 1863, principally against Davis’s brigade. The regiment captured the battleflag of the 2nd Mississippi near this spot.

The 6th was recruited from the counties of Crawford, Milwaukee, Pierce, Rock, Sauk, and Vernon. It numbered 340 at Gettysburg and was commanded by Col. Rufus R. Dawes (1838-1899), grandson of William Dawes who rode with Paul Revere. Dawes was the father of Charles G. Dawes, a Vice President of the United States.

6th Wisconsin

1st Corps, 1st Division, 1st Brigade

Engaged: 340; 30 killed, 116 wounded, 22 missing

Monument: Reynolds Avenue

2nd Wisconsin Infantry

Raised from the counties of Columbia, Grant, Iowa, LaCrosse, Racine, and Winnebago, this was one of the oldest regiments in the Army of the Potomac, predating even First Manassas. The 2nd Wisconsin was commanded at Gettysburg by Col. Lucius Fairchild (1831-1896), a future governor of Wisconsin. When Fairchild went down with the wound that would cost him his left arm, Maj. John Mansfield (1822-1896), a lawyer from Portage, took command. When Mansfield too fell wounded, Capt. George H. Otis (1838-1931) a printer from Mineral Point took command of the 2nd.

The monument is located along Meredith Avenue in Reynolds Woods. It features the distinctive red color of all the Wisconsin monuments as well as the “Iron Brigade” Badge at the top.

2nd Wisconsin Infantry

1st Corps, 1st Division, 1st Brigade

Col. Lucius Fairchild (1831-1896)

Engaged: 302; 26 killed, 155 wounded, 52 missing

Monument: Meredith Avenue, Reynolds Woods

7th Wisconsin Infantry

The 7th Wisconsin Infantry was commanded at Gettysburg by Col. William W. Robinson (1819-1903), a farmer from (appropriately enough) Sparta. It was made up of men who came mainly from the counties of Columbia, Dane, Grant, Marquette, and Waushara and numbered just under 350 at Gettysburg. When Robinson fell wounded, Maj. Mark Finnicum (1823-1912) took command of the regiment.

Nothing need be said of the role of the 7th Wisconsin or the Iron Brigade at Gettysburg; the memory of the epic stand of the Brigade on July 1, 1863 will live on forever.

The monument to the 7th is located along Meredith Avenue just on the edge of “McPherson’s” or “Herbst’s” or “Reynold’s” Woods, near where C.S.A. General Heth fell wounded. It is made of red Montello granite, highly polished. The top of the monument features the Iron Brigade badge.

Montello granite is a native Wisconsin stone and the visitor can quickly come to associate monuments of this beautiful red color with the Badger state.  This particular monument was dedicated on June 30, 1888.
7th Wisconsin Infantry

Members of the 1st Corps, 1st Division, 1st Brigade

Commanded by Col. William W. Robinson (1819-1903)

Engaged: 343; 21 killed, 105 wounded, 52 missing

Monument: Meredith Avenue, west McPherson’s Ridge

3rd Wisconsin Infantry

The 3rd Wisconsin monument features the unique and especially beautiful red granite that is a special feature of all of Wisconsin’s monuments at Gettysburg. Commanded by Col. William Hawley (1824-1873), a Madison furniture maker, the regiment numbered 260 at Gettysburg. It was raised from the counties of Dodge, Grant, Lafayette, and Winnebago in the summer of 1861.

The monument is located on Colgrove Avenue (Culp’s Hill near the Spangler Meadow). This is the position held by the regiment throughout most of the battle.

3rd Wisconsin Infantry

12th Corps, 1st Division, 3rd Brigade

Col. William Hawley (1824-1873)

Engaged 260; 2 killed, 8 wounded

Monument: Colgrove Avenue, Culp’s Hill

5th Wisconsin Infantry

The 5th Wisconsin Infantry monument is off the beaten path at Gettysburg.

Howe Avenue is located opposite of Wright Avenue near the base of Big Round Top off the Taneytown Road near its intersection with current day US 15. This cul-de-sac contains monuments belonging to the 6th Corps, 1st Division, 3rd Brigade.

The commander of the 5th Wisconsin was Col. Thomas S. Allen (1825-1905) a former member of the state legislature and a future state secretary of state. The 5th numbered nearly 500 at Gettysburg.

Like most of the 6th corps, it suffered no casualties at Gettysburg.

5th Wisconsin Infantry

Members of the 6th Corps, 1st Division, 3rd Brigade

Commanded by: Col. Thomas S. Allen (1825-1905)

Numbered: 491; no casualties

Monument: Howe Avenue between current U.S. 15 and the Taneytown Road