Alternate Designations: None.
Commander: Col. David Ireland (1832-1864).
Numbers: 456; 40 killed, 87 wounded, 10 missing.
Raised: Broome, Tioga, and Tompkins.
Dedicated: July 2, 1888.
Location: Located on the east side of Slocum Avenue. Indicates position occupied on the morning July 3, 1863 and held until close of battle.
Description: Vertical, rectangular marker stands on a pedestal and a low, rough-hewn base. A relief of crossed rifles with a cartridge box encircled by a garland is affixed to the front face, and a State Seal relief is installed on the front, lower portion of the pedestal. The apexed cap is topped with a Corps star insignia bearing the number “137.” Monument is a two-part Quincy granite shaft with a pyramid top containing the corps insignia and set on a 5.8 foot square rough cut base. The lower part of the shaft is smooth cut with a bronze medallion and polished excised letters, and the upper part has bronze rifles and a haversack with excised inscriptions on three sides. Overall height is fifteen feet. Flanking markers are one foot square.
National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN324.
Sculptor: Frederick & Field, fabricator.
Army of the Potomac > Twelfth Corps > Second Division > Third Brigade