Alternate Designations: None.
Commander: Lt. Col. David M. Jones (1838-1877), wounded on July 2; Maj. Isaac Rodgers (1834-May 12, 1864).
Numbers: 152; 8 killed, 45 wounded.
Raised: Philadelphia. Blair and Huntingdon.
Dedicated: Sept. 11, 1889.
Location: Located on the southeast side of DeTrobriand Avenue at the edge of Rose Woods. It indicates the position held by the 110th Pennsylvania Infantry from 4:00 to 6:00 on the afternoon of on July 2, 1863 when it successfully halted the advance of CS through the woods.
Description: Full-length uniformed infantryman stands on a four-course pedestal and tiered base. The figure holds his rifle vertically with his hands around the barrel. Decorative elements on the pedestal include Doric columns and a diamond corps insignia. A State Seal is affixed to the upper tier of the base. Monument is a 2.10 foot, three layered granite shaft topped with a statue of an infantryman set on a 5.6 foot square double base. Overall height is 13.6 foot. The shaft has polished panels with inscriptions on all sides and four pilasters. The flanking markers are flat topped with a raised inscription, one foot square.
National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN147.
Sculptor: John A. Fox
1890s Tipton photograph of the Wheatfield, including the 110th Pennsylvania Monument
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