12th New Hampshire Infantry

Alternate Designations: None.

Commander: Capt. John F. Langley (1829-1917).

Numbers: 245; 20 killed, 70 wounded, 2 missing.

Raised: Belknap, Carroll, Grafton, Merrimack.

Dedicated: Sept. 28, 1888.

Location: Emmitsburg Road north of the Klingel farm house.  The monument is installed on the line held by New Hampshire soldiers on July 2, 1863.

Description: A rectangular granite monument adorned at the top with two scrolls and a carving of a soldier’s blanket roll. The ends of the monument are adorned with the Third Corps diamond symbol. Monument is a 5.2×3.3 foot smooth granite shaft with a sarcophagus-like form and set on a 6.10×5 foot rough hewn base. Raised-letter inscriptions are located in the shaft and base. Overall height is nine feet. Flanking markers are one foot square with slant faces that have raised polished inscriptions.



Flank Markers

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