Alternate Designations: Washington County Regiment.
Commander: Lt. Col. James C. Rogers (1838-1907); Capt. Adolphus H. Tanner (1833-1882).
Numbers: 495; 3 killed, 10 wounded, 1 missing.
Raised: Washington.
Dedicated: Sept. 4, 1888.
Location: Located on the east side of Slocum Avenue.
Description: An allegorical female figure representing History inscribing the names of New York’s fallen at Gettysburg on a tablet that she holds in her proper left hand. She is seated atop a tall square base adorned with bronze inscription plaques and a circular coat-of-arms. The monument cost $4,000. Monument is a three-part granite shaft with a statue of History on top and set on an eight foot square base. The lower part of the shaft is rough cut with a bronze plaque. The middle part is rough and smooth cut with polished excised letters and a bronze medallion, and the upper part is a rough cut rampart. Overall height is 18.2 feet. This monument has not been moved or materially altered. The figure’s nose was broken off in Sept. 1912.
Other Monuments: Main Monument | Skirmish Line Marker
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