Alternate Designations: None.
Commander: Col. James Wood, Jr. (1820-1892).
Numbers: 488; 17 killed, 89 wounded, 3 missing.
Raised: Livingston, Allegany, and Wyoming.
Dedicated: Oct. 16, 1888.
Location: Located West side of Taneytown Road across from the National Cemetery. It indicates the position held by the 136th New York Infantry on the afternoon of July 1, 1863 when ordered to cover the retreat of the 1st Corps and support artillery on Cemetery Hill.
Description: A tree trunk adorned with military accouterments stands on a rough-hewn pedestal on a tiered, rough-hewn base. A drum sits atop the tree. A crescent Corps insignia appears on the front and back of the base and a State Seal tondo is on the lower front of the base. Monument is a smooth cut Quincy granite shaft topped with a sculptured tree trunk with infantry supplies. Excised inscriptions appear on all sides of the shaft. The front of the base contains a bronze medallion. Overall height is 11 feet. The flanking markers are one foot square.
National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN285.
Sculptor: Frederick & Field, fabricator.
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