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

28th Pennsylvania Infantry

The 28th Pennsylvania has two monuments at Gettysburg. Both are very simple. The first is located on Upper Culp’s Hill along Slocum Avenue. The main feature is a large granite star. (This monment is very similar to that of the 147th Pennsylvania in Pardee Field.) The second is shaped like a soldier’s knapsack and is located near Rock Creek on the eastern side of Culp’s Hill.

Raised in Philadelphia and from the counties of Allegheny, Carbon, Luzerne, and Westmoreland in the summer of 1861 prior to First Manassas, the regiment was commanded by Capt. John H. Flynn (1819-1875), a native of Ireland who became a merchant in Philadelphia.

Company B of the regiment served a Provost Guard for the Division.

28th Pennsylvania Infantry

12th Corps, 2nd Division, 1st Brigade

Capt. John H. Flynn (1819-1875)

Engaged: 370; 3 killed, 23 wounded, 2 missing

Monument: Upper Culp’s Hill (Slocum Avenue) and near Rock Creek [Rock Creek Monument Front and Back]

147th Pennsylvania Infantry

The monument to the 147th Pennsylvania is a simple granite star mounted on a Gettysburg boulder. The star, of course, symbolizes the unit’s membership in the XII Corps of the Army of the Potomac.

There were 8 companies (L-P of the 28th Pennsylvania with three new companies); the regiment came mainly from Philadelphia, and the counties of Allegheny, Dauphin, Huntingdon, and Luzerne. Their commander was Lt. Col. Ario Pardee, Jr. (1839-1901), a native of Hazleton.

Pardee was a civil engineer in charge of his father’s coal mines at the beginning of the War. It is he for whom Pardee Field on Culp’s Hill — an open meadow located near Spangler Spring on the “Lower Hill” — is named.

The monument is located on Geary Avenue which cuts through Pardee Field. This boulder was carved after the battle to reflect the name of the meadow in which Pardee’s men fought. There is a plaque located on the boulder. This area has been recently cleared of trees, offering war-time views.

147th Pennsylvania Infantry

2nd Corps, 2nd Division, 1st Brigade

Lt. Col. Ario Pardee, Jr. (1839-1901)

Engaged: 298; 5 killed, 15 wounded

Monument: Geary Avenue, edge of Pardee Field

1st Maryland Potomac Home

Located on Lower Culp’s Hill near the Spangler Meadow is the monument to the 1st Maryland Potomac Home Regiment.  This regiment was raised from Baltimore and the counties of Frederick and Washington in the fall of 1861.  The commander at Gettysburg was Col. William P. Maulsby Sr. (1815-1894), a lawyer from Frederick.  This was a large regiment.

The monument marks the regiment’s position on July 3.  It is a relatively simple monument that features a bronze state seal and a carved Twelfth Corps star.

1st Maryland Potomac Home Regiment

12th Corps, 1st Division, 2nd Brigade

Col. William P. Maulsby Sr. (1815-1894)

Engaged 739; 23 killed, 80 wounded, 1 missing

Monument: Lower Culp’s Hill near Spangler Spring (Slocum Avenue)

137th New York Infantry

The 137th New York was raised from the counties of Broome, Tioga, and Tompkins in the fall of 1862. The commander at Gettysburg was Col. David Ireland (1832-1864), a Scottish born tailor in New York City who died of dysentery while colonel of the regiment in 1864.

The simple monument is similar to that of the 76th and 104th New York Infantry regiments. The main features are the bronze crossed rifles and the carved star that symbolizes the 12th Army Corps.

The monument marks the position of the 137th New York on July 2 “until the retreat of the Rebel Army.”

137th New York Infantry

12th Corps, 2nd Division, 3rd Brigade

Col. David Ireland (1832-1864)

Engaged: 456; 40 killed, 87 wounded, 10 missing

Monument: Culp’s Hill, just to the north of the “Saddle” on Slocum Avenue

13th New Jersey Infantry

Located along Carman Avenue near the Baltimore Pike entrance to Culp’s Hill, this monument features a large bas relief of a Union soldier kneeling and firing his rifle. The monument stands where the 13th New Jersey’s colors stood on July 3 near Rock Creek. It was dedicated on July 1, 1887 at a cost of $2,000.00 and was designed by members of the regiment. This was the second New Jersey regimental monument on the battlefield.

The commander was Col. Ezra A. Carman (1834-1909), a Newark accountant. The regiment came from Essex, Hudson, and Passaic counties. Secondary markers also appear along Carman Avenue.

13th New Jersey Infantry

12th Corps, 1st Division, 3rd Brigade

Col. Ezra A. Carman (1834-1909)

Engaged 360; 1 killed, 20 wounded

Monument: Carman Avenue, Culp’s Hill

27th Indiana Infantry

The monument to the 27th Indiana is a “small, unpretentious granite shaft” that was erected in 1885 near the first monument on the battlefield, that of the 2nd Massachusetts. Nearby is the much larger and newer Indiana state monument. The boulder the monument was erected upon was used to shelter the wounded on July 3. This monument cost $500.00 and is made of Bedford limestone. It is located on the edge of the Spangler Field.

The 27th Indiana came from the counties of Daviess, Dubois, Jennings, Johnson, Lawrence, Monroe, Morgan, and Putnam. Their commander was Col. Silas Colgrove (1816-1907), the state prosecutor. He was succeeded in command by Lt. Col. John R. Fesler (1835-1920), a merchant from Morgantown.

27th Indiana Infantry

12th Corps, 1st Division, 3rd Brigade

Col. Silas Colgrove (1816-1907)

Engaged: 339; 23 killed, 86 wounded, 11 missing

Monument: Carman Avenue; edge of Spangler’s Spring field.  Advanced position marker near monument.

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 Ohio Infantry

The 5th Ohio Infantry was nicknamed the Cincinnati Regiment. Raised from that city in the summer of 1861, the regiment was commanded at Gettysburg by Col. John H. Patrick (1820-1864), a native of Edinburgh, Scotland destined to fall mortally wounded at New Hope Church in May 1864 during the Atlanta Campaign.

The 5th Ohio monument is located in Pardee Field where the unit fought on the morning of July 3d from dawn until 11:00 AM.

Erected by the state of Ohio, this monument features the slogan “Boys Keep the Colors Up” on the front of the die. A flag is draped over a rifle. Another side denotes that this is indeed the Cincinnati Regiment.

But the main feature that drives Gettysburg monument “hunters” to visit this particular monument is the granite carving of an owl at the top of the monument. The owl is nestled at the very top of the monument below two soldier’s haversacks.

Although I did some research, I could not find out why the 5th Ohio chose to depict this carved bird on their monument. If anyone knows, please comment and let me know.

5th Ohio Infantry

12th Corps, 2nd Division, 1st Brigade

Col. John H. Patrick (1820-1864)

Engaged 315, 2 killed, 16 wounded

Monument: Geary Avenue, Pardee Field

Post Script - In doing some research, I discovered the 5th Ohio’s regimental badge featured the owl.  In fact, they actually placed a bronze owl plaque on a large boulder behind their position.

20th Connecticut Infantry

The 20th Connecticut Infantry was raised from the counties of Hartford, Middlesex, and New Haven.

It was commanded by Lt. Col. William B. Wooster (1821-1900). Wooster, a graduate of Yale Law School, was a lawyer in New Haven.

The simple state monument is located on Slocum Avenue near Pardee Field. It marks the position that the regiment held on July 2. This was one of the larger regiments in the 12th Corps and in the area of Culp’s Hill.

20th Connecticut Infantry

12th Corps, 1st Division, 1st Brigade

Lt. Col. William B. Wooster (1821-1900)

Engaged: 434; 5 killed, 22 wounded, 1 missing

Monument: Slocum Avenue