When was it dedicated? July 25, 1882.

What is it made out of? Monument consists of blue marble; Base; granite.

Who made it? Dorr, H. A., fabricator.

What does it depict? Marble shaft with apex cap. Inscription is cut into north face of the monument.

What does it honor? Denotes the location where General Zook was mortally wounded.

Inscription: TO THE MEMORY OF/SAMUEL KOSCIUSKO ZOOK. / BREVET MAJOR/GENERAL U.S. VOLS. / WHO FELL MORTALLY / WOUNDED AT OR NEAR / THIS SPOT, WHILE / GALLANTLY LEADING / HIS BRIGADE IN BATTLE / JULY 2ND 1863. ERECTED BY GEN. ZOOK / POST NO. 11 G.A.R. OF NORRISTOWN, PA. / JULY 25TH 1882.

When was this photograph taken? March 21, 2008.

Where is it located? Wheatfield Road. Located at the north end of the Wheatfield adjacent to the Wheatfield Road. Harry Pfanz in Gettysburg: The Second Day states the monument is misplaced; Pfanz claims Zook’s actual wounding site would be properly located to the south of this monument.

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: Zook’s Brigade Monument.

The 2nd Corps, 1st Division, 3rd Brigade was also known as Zook’s Brigade. During the battle of Gettysburg, it served as a member of Caldwell’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 FIRST DIVISION
THIRD BRIGADE
Brig. Gen. Samuel K. Zook
Lieut. Col. John Fraser
52D 57th 66th New York
140th Pennsylvania Infantry

July 2. Arrived early in the morning and formed on right of Second Brigade on line from Cemetery Hill to Round Top. Between 5 and 6 P. M. advanced with Division to left and entered the Wheatfield and the woods on its right in line of battle forcing the Confederates through the field and the woods to the further end. Brig. Gen. Zook fell mortally wounded in this advance the Brigade being on the right of Division it extended to an open field on the west. The line of Third Corps on the Emmitsburg Road having been forced back and the Division having been flanked by superior forces on its right and left the Brigade retired with the Division and resumed in line with Corps.

July 3. Constructed entrenchment and held the position until the close of battle.

Casualties Killed 7 Officers 42 Men Wounded 18 Officers 209 Men Captured or Missing 4 Officers 78 Men Total 358

When was this photograph taken? February 8, 2009.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325. Located on Sickles Avenue, east of 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.

Monument Details, Alternative Views, and Contextual Views

At Gettysburg

Commander: Brig. Gen. Samuel Kosciuszko Zook (born Samuel Kurtz Zook, March 27, 1821 – July 3, 1863) was a Union general during the American Civil War, killed in action during the Battle of Gettysburg. More about this officer.

After Action Report: After Action Report of Lieut. Col. John Fraser (will open a pop up window).

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? July 3, 1893.

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

What size is it? Monument: approx. 8 ft. 9 in. x 5 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 10 in. x 6 ft. 5 in. x 5 ft. 3 in.

Who made it? Buberl, Caspar, 1834-1899, sculptor. Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder.

What does it depict? Granite monument with bronze trophy of crossed muskets and infantry accouterments on the front. The top of the monument has a pediment shape with bronze state seal. Granite monument has rough hewn sides with a gable top that has brackets on the east side and sets on a 6.6×5.4 foot rough hewn base. Overall height is eleven foot. The monument has a bronze state seal, crossed musket, and infantry accouterments on the east side and inscriptions on the west. Flanking markers have flat tops with inscriptions, one foot square.

What does it honor? The monument marks the position where the 52nd New York Infantry drove back, with the Brigade, 1500-2000 Confederates on July 2, 1863.

How is it inscribed? 52ND N.Y. INFANTRY/3RD BRIG. 1ST DIV. 2ND CORPS/JULY 2ND 1863 6 TO 7 PM

When was this photograph taken? December 9, 2011.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Sickles Avenue, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325. Located on Sickles Avenue near 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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At Gettysburg

The 52nd New York Infantry was also known as German Rangers. During the battle of Gettysburg, it served as a member of Zook’s Brigade in Caldwell’s Division of the Second Corps, Army of the Potomac. A Fighting 300 Regiment.

Commander: Lt. Col. Charles G. Freudenberg (1833-1885). Born in Baden, Germany; came to the U.S. a few years before the Civil War. Wounded at Fair Oaks and on July 2. Served in post-war regular army. Maj. Edward Ventui (1825-1863) took command from the wounded Freudenberg. Born in Italy; wounded at Cross Keys. Killed on July 2. Capt. William Scherrer (ca. 1834-1864) assumed command from Ventui. Born in Germany in 1834 or 1835; living in New York City at time War began. Wounded at Bristoe Station. Mortally wounded on May 12, 1864 at Spotsylvania, dying two weeks later.

Number Engaged: 134

Casualties: 2 killed, 26 wounded, 10 missing

Officers Killed at Gettysburg:

• Major Edward Venuti, Field Officer, 38, of Albany, killed on July 2

Soldiers Buried in the New York Plot of the Gettysburg National Cemetery:

• Pvt. William Kreiss, Company I, D-28
• Pvt. Frederick Rambmeier, Company B, A-57
• Cpl. Sigmund Weil, Company B, B-52

After Action Report: After Action Report of Capt. William Scherrer (will open a pop up window).

General Information

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

Organized at New York City October 11, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., November 11, 1861. Attached to French’s 3rd Brigade, Sumner’s Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 3rd Brigade, Richardson’s 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to August, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, to September, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, to June, 1864. Consolidated Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, to November, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, to July, 1865.

SERVICE.–Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C., until March, 1862. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15. Moved to the Peninsula, Va., April 3. Siege of Yorktown April 5-May 4. Battle of Fair Oaks or Seven Pines May 31-June 1. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Battles of Gaines Mill June 27. Peach Orchard and Savage Station June 29. White Oak Swamp and Glendale June 30. Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison’s Landing until August 16. Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Alexandria and Centreville August 16-30. Cover Pope’s retreat to Fairfax Court House September 1. Maryland Campaign September 6-22. Battles of Antietam Creek September 15-16. Antietam September 17. Duty at Harper’s Ferry, W. Va., September 22-October 29. Reconnaissance to Charlestown October 16-17. Advance up Loudoun Valley and movement to Falmouth, Va., October 29-November 17. Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15. “Mud March” January 20-24, 1863. At Falmouth, Va., 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, Pa., July 1-3. Pursuit of Lee July 5-24. Duty on line of the Rappahannock until October. Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13-17. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Auburn and Bristoe October 14. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. At Stevensburg until May, 1864. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864. Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May 3-June 15. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Spottsylvania May 8-12; Po River May 10; Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient or “Blood Angle” May 12. North Anna River May 23-26. 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, Weldon Railroad, June 22-23, 1864. Demonstration north of the James July 27-29. Deep Bottom July 27-28. Demonstration north of the James August 13-20. Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18. Ream’s Station August 25. Reconnaissance to Hatcher’s Run December 9-10. Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run, February 5-7, 1865. Watkins’ House March 25. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Hatcher’s Run or Boydton Road March 31. White Oak Road March 31. Sutherland Station and fall of Petersburg April 2. Sailor’s Creek April 6. High Bridge and Farmville April 7. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. At Burkesville until May 2. March to Washington, D.C., May 2-15. Grand Review May 23. Duty at Washington, D.C., until July. Mustered out July 25, 1865. Regiment lost during service 14 Officers and 139 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 197 Enlisted men by disease. Total 350.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? Oct. 9, 1889.

What is it made out of? Monument: Hallowell granite with bronze adornment; Base: stone.

What size is it? Overall: approx. 12 ft. x 5 ft. 10 in. x 5 ft. 1 in.

Who made it? Power, Maurice J., 1838-1902, sculptor.

What does it depict? he monument was paid for using the state appropriation of $1,500.00. Granite shaft with apex cap, and bronze adornments, including a trefoil design and state tondo on one side; and a relief depicting Union soldier sharing canteen and shaking hands with a Confederate soldier under a banner inscribed Peace and Unity. Monument is a granite shaft topped with a cornice and apex cap set on a 7×6.3 foot rough and smooth double base. Overall height is 13.9 foot. The shaft has a bronze trefoil and state seal on the east face and a bronze relief on the west side.

What does it honor? The monument marks the position reached by the 66th regiment in the early evening of July 2, 1863. Marks position reached by 66th New York on July 2, 1863 in their “victorious advance” across Wheatfield to the ravine of the Rose Farm.

How is it inscribed? 66TH NEW YORK/INFANTRY;/3RD BRIGADE,/1ST DIVISION,/2ND CORPS./JULY 2, 1863,/6 P.M./CASUALTIES:/5 KILLED/29 WOUNDED/16 MISSING.

When was this photograph taken? February 8, 2009.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Sickles Avenue, the Loop, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325. Located on the north 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 changed or moved.

Monument Details, Alternative Views, and Contextual Views

At Gettysburg

The 66th New York Infantry served as a member of Zook’s Brigade in Caldwell’s Division of the Second Corps, Army of the Potomac.

Commander: Col. Orlando H. Morris (1835-1864). Graduate of Columbia; lawyer in New York City. Wounded on July 2d carrying the regimental colors. Killed in action at Cold Harbor, June 3, 1864.

Number Engaged: 176

Casualties: 5 killed, 29 wounded, 10 missing

Officers Killed at Gettysburg:

• Capt. George H. Ince, Company A, 37, of New York City, mortally wounded on July 2.
• Capt. Elijah F. Munn, Company G, 24, of New York City, killed on July 2

Soldiers Buried in the New York Plot of the Gettysburg National Cemetery:

• Pvt. Casper Bonnet, Company C, D-29
• Pvt. James F. Joloph, Company G, A-55

After Action Report: After Action Report of Maj. Peter Nelson (d. 1899) (will open a pop up window).

General Information

Raised: New York City

Notable Facts: Regiment went by a variety of nicknames including Governor’s Guard; Mechanic Rifles; Old Sixth Militia.

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

Organized at New York City and mustered in November 4, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., November 16. 1861. Attached to Graham’s Brigade, Buell’s Division. Army of the Potomac, to January, 1862. French’s Brigade, Sumner’s Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, to March, 1864. 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, to May, 1865. Fort Richardson, N.Y., to August, 1865.

SERVICE.–Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., until March, 1862. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10. Ordered to the Virginia Peninsula, March, 1862. Siege of Yorktown April 16-May 4. Battle of Seven Pines or Fair Oaks May 31-June 1. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Battles of Gaines’ Mill June 27. Peach Orchard and Savage Station June 29. White Oak Swamp and Glendale June 30. Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison’s Landing until August 16. Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Alexandria and Centreville August 16-30. Cover retreat of Pope’s army to Washington, D.C., August 31-September 1. Battle of Antietam, Md., September 16-17. Duty at Harper’s Ferry, W. Va., September 22 to October 29. Reconnaissance to Charlestown October 16-17, Movement up Loudoun Valley and to Falmouth, Va., October 29-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. Duty at Falmouth, Va., until April 27, 1863. “Mud March” January 20-24. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-4. Pursuit of Lee July 5-24. Duty on line of the Rappahannock until October. Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13-17. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Auburn and Bristoe October 14. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Duty at and near Stevensburg, Va., until May, 1864. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7. Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May 3-June 15. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7. Spottsylvania May 8-12. Po River May 10. Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient or “Bloody Angle” May 12. North Anna River May 23-26. 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, Weldon Railroad, June 22-23, 1864. Demonstration on the north side of the James July 27-29. Deep Bottom July 27-28. Demonstration on north side of the James August 13-20. Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18. Ream’s Station August 25. Reconnaissance to Hatcher’s Run December 9-10. Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run, February 5-7, 1865. Watkins’ House March 25. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Boydton and White Oak Roads March 29-31. Sutherland Station and fall of Petersburg April 2. Sailor’s Creek April 6. High Bridge and Farmville April 7. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Moved to Washington, D. C, May 2-12. Grand Review May 23. Moved to New York and duty at Fort Richmond, New York harbor, until August. Mustered out August 30, 1865. Regiment lost during service 9 Officers and 88 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 120 Enlisted men by disease. Total 221.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? October 6, 1889.

What is it made out of? Monument: granite with bronze adornment; Base: stone.

What size is it? Monument: approx. 14 ft. 8 in. x 7 ft. x 7 ft.; Base: approx. 15 in. x 6 ft. x 6 ft.

Who made it? Frederick & Field, fabricator.

What does it depict? Granite shaft with apex cap, and bronze adornments, including a trefoil design, state tondo, and military insignia of crossed bayonets and cartridge box. The monument sits on a two-tiered base. Monument is a 14.8 foot square granite shaft with cornice and apex cap set on a seven foot square rough hewn double base. The shaft has bronze inscription tablets on all sides and a bronze cartridge box, crossed bayonets, trefoil, and state seal on the south face. The flanking markers are flat-topped with inscriptions, one foot square.

What does it honor? The monument marks the position taken by the 57th New York Infantry on the afternoon of July 2, 1863 when ordered here by General Zook to support front line.

How is it inscribed? ENGAGED THE ENEMY HERE/JULY 3, ON CEMETERY RIDGE/,RESISTING PICKETT’S ATTACK./TOTAL NUMBER ENGAGED 175/KILLED 4, WOUNDED 28/MISSING 2

When was this photograph taken? February 8, 2009.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Sickles Avenue, Wheatfield, at Excelsior Field, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325. Located on the north side of Sickles Avenue at the west edge of the Wheatfield.

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 materially altered.

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At Gettysburg

The 57th New York Infantry was also known as Zook’s Voltigeurs. During the battle of Gettysburg, it served as a member of Zook’s Brigade in Caldwell’s Division of the Second Corps, Army of the Potomac.

Commander: Lt. Col. Alford B. Chapman (1835-1864). Merchant of “fancy goods” in New York City. Wounded at Fredericksburg and killed in action at the Wilderness.

Number Engaged: 179

Casualties: 4 killed, 28 wounded, 2 missing

Soldiers Buried in the New York Plot of the Gettysburg National Cemetery:

• Pvt. Davis Smith, Company I, D-122
• Pvt. John Smith, Company D, E-90

After Action Report: After Action Report of Lieut. Col. Alford B. Chapman (will open a pop up window).

General Information

Raised: New York City and Dutchess and Oneida counties.

Notable Facts: Regiment had multiple, colorful nicknames, including National Guard Rifles; Clinton Rifles; United States Voltigeurs; and Zook’s Voltigeurs.

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

Organized at New York City August 12 to November 19, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., November 19, 1861. Attached to French’s 3rd Brigade, Sumner’s Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1864. Consolidated Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, to November, 1864.

SERVICE.–Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C., until March, 1862. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10. Reconnaissance to Cedar Run March 14-16. Ordered to the Peninsula, Va. Siege of Yorktown, Va., April 5-May 4. Battle of Seven Pines or Fair Oaks May 31-June 1. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Battles of Gaines Mill June 27; Peach Orchard and Savage Station June 29; White Oak Swamp and Glendale June 30; Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison’s Landing until August 16. Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Alexandria and Centreville August 16-30. Cover Pope’s retreat to Washington August 31-September 1. Maryland Campaign September 6-22. Sharpsburg, Md., September 15. Battle of Antietam, Md., September 16-17. Duty at Harper’s Ferry, W. Va., September 22-October 29. Reconnaissance to Charlestown October 16-17. Advance up Loudoun Valley and movement to Falmouth, Va., October 29-November 17. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. “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, Pa., July 1-4. Duty on line of the Rappahannock until October. Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13-17. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Auburn and Bristoe October 14. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864. At and near Stevensburg, Va., until May. Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May 3-June 15. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Spottsylvania May 8-12; Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient or “Bloody Angle” May 12. North Anna River May 23-26. 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 to December 6, 1864. Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23. Demonstration north of the James July 27-29. Deep Bottom July 27-28. Demonstration north of the James August 13-20. Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18. Ream’s Station August 25. Mustered out by Companies as follows: Company “C” July 14, Company “F” August 11, Company “D” August 14, Company “I” August 13, Company “K” September 3, Company “A” September 10, Company “B” September 23 and Company “H” October 15, 1864. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 61st Regiment New York Infantry December 6, 1864. Regiment lost during service 8 Officers and 95 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 90 Enlisted men by disease. Total 194.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? Sept. 11, 1889.

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

What size is it? Sculpture: approx. 15 ft. 7 in.; Base: approx. W. 6 ft. 4 in. x D. 6 ft. 4 in.

Who made it? P. F. Eisenbrown & Sons, fabricator.

What does it depict? Monument consists of a tapered, two-course pedestal and rough-hewn base. There are various relief elements on the pedestal, including a bronze State Seal. The pedestal is topped with drum and draped flag finial. Monument is a 3.7 foot square granite shaft topped with a sculpture of regimental accoutrements set on a 6.4 foot square rough hewn base. Overall height is 15.7 foot. The shaft has inscription panels on all sides, and reliefs of rifles and accoutrements as well as a bronze state seal on the east side. Flanking markers are one foot square with apex tops that contain inscriptions.

What does it honor? It indicates the position of the 140th Pennsylvania Infantry on the afternoon of July 2, 1863 when it rushed forward to assist the 5th corps.

How is it inscribed? 140TH PENNA./INFANTRY/3D BRIG/ 1ST DIV. 2D CORPS/THE REGIMENT ENGAGED/THE ENEMY ON THIS/POSITION LATE IN THE AFTERNOON OF JULY 2/SUCCEEDING 5TH CORPS/TROOPS AND HOLDING THE/RIGHT OF THE 1ST DIVISION/2D CORPS SUPPORTED/BATTERY ON LEFT CENTER/JULY 3

When was this photograph taken? March 21, 2008. The monument faces mainly east. This photograph is of the eastern (front) side of the monument.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Sickles Avenue, west side, 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 moved.

Monument Details, Alternative Views, and Contextual Views

At Gettysburg

The 140th Pennsylvania Infantry served as a member of Zook’s Brigade in Caldwell’s Division of the Second Corps, Army of the Potomac. A Fighting 300 Regiment.

Commander: Col. Richard P. Roberts (1820-1863). Lawyer in Beaver, Pennsylvania. Killed in action on July 2.

Number Engaged: 590

Casualties: 37 killed, 144 wounded, 60 missing

Officers Killed at Gettysburg:

• Captain David Acheson, Company C, killed on July 2, of Washington
• Colonel Richard P. Roberts, Field Officer, of Beaver, aged 43, killed on July 2
• 2nd Lieutenant Alexander M. Wilson, Company G, fought at Gettysburg although seriously ill, killed on July 2

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

• Pvt. Samuel W. Barnes, Company H, A-51
• Pvt. David W. Boyd, Company G, F-52
• Pvt. John Buckley, Company B, D-84
• Sgt. James D. Campbell, Company C, E-26
• Pvt. Thomas J. Carter, Company K, E-27
• Pvt. William Conlin, Company H, A-42
• Pvt. Lewis Dilly, Company D, B-44
• Pvt. Francis M. Hansel, Company E, E-24
• Pvt. James H. Lynn, Company G, B-34
• Pvt. Edward McMahon, Company I, D-83
• Pvt. John McNutt, Company G, F-25
• Pvt. Richard Miller, Company C, B-42
• Cpl. William H. Miller, Company K, F-1

After Action Report: After Action Report of Lieut. Col. John Fraser (1827-1878) (will open a pop up window).

Medal of Honor Winners: PIPES, JAMES. Rank and organization: Captain, Company A, 140th Pennsylvania Infantry. Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 2 July 1863; At Reams Station, Va., 25 August 1864. Entered service at: ——. Birth: Green County, Pa. Date of issue: 5 April 1898. Citation: While a sergeant and retiring with his company before the rapid advance of the enemy at Gettysburg, he and a companion stopped and carried to a place of safety a wounded and helpless comrade; in this act both he and his companion were severely wounded. A year later, at Reams Station, Va., while commanding a skirmish line, voluntarily assisted in checking a flank movement of the enemy, and while so doing was severely wounded, suffering the loss of an arm.

PURMAN, JAMES J. Rank and organization: Lieutenant, Company A, 140th Pennsylvania Infantry. Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 2 July 1863. Entered service at: Greene County, Pa. Birth: ——. Dare of issue: 30 October 1896. Citation: Voluntarily assisted a wounded comrade to a place of apparent safety while the enemy were in close proximity; he received the fire of the enemy and a wound which resulted in the amputation of his left leg.

General Information

Raised: Beaver, Greene, Mercer, and Washington counties.

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

Organized at Pittsburg and Harrisburg and mustered in September 8, 1862. Ordered to Parktown, Md., September 9, and duty guarding Northern Central Railroad until December. Attached to 8th Corps, Middle Department, to December, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to September, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, to May, 1865.

SERVICE.–Ordered to Join Army of the Potomac in the field, and reached Aquia Creek December 15, 1862. Duty near Falmouth, Va., until April, 1863. 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. Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13-17. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Auburn and Bristoe October 14. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864. At Stevensburg until May. Rapidan Campaign May 4-June 12. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Corbin’s Bridge May 8; Spottsylvania May 8-12; Po River May 10; Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. “Bloody Angie,” assault on the Salient, May 12. North Anna River May 23-26. 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. Demonstration north of James River July 27-29. Deep Bottom July 27-28. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30 (Reserve). Demonstration north of James River at Deep Bottom August 13-20. Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18. Ream’s Station August 25. Reconnaissance to Hatcher’s Run December 9-10. Hatcher’s Run December 9. Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run, February 5-7, 1865. Watkins’ House March 25. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Skirmishes on line of Hatcher’s and Gravelly Runs March 29-30. Boydton Road and White Oak Road or Hatcher’s Run March 31. Sutherland Station April 2. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Flat Creek, near Amelia Court House, April 5. Sailor’s Creek April 6. High Bridge, Farmville, April 7. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Washington, D. C, May 2-12. Grand Review May 24. Mustered out May 31, 1865. Regiment lost during service 10 Officers and 188 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 127 Enlisted men by disease. Total 326.