118th Pennsylvania Infantry (Second Monument)

Alternate Designations: Corn Exchange Regiment.

Commander: Lt. Col. James Gwyn (1828-1906)

Numbers: 332; 3 killed, 19 wounded, 3 missing.

Raised: Philadelphia.

Dedicated: September 8, 1884.

Location: Big Round Top. Located on the northwest slope of Big Round Top along the old War Department trail to the summit. Can be accessed by walking behind the 9th Massachusetts Monument, or taking a single-track trail along the stonewall as you approach the summit.

Description: Granite monument decorated on front with relief of Maltese cross and shocks of corn, and at top capped with sculpture of a knapsack propped against cannon balls. Overall height is eight foot.

Other Monuments: Main Monument | Big Round Top Monument | Position Marker

Army of the Potomac > Fifth Corps > First Division > First Brigade

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