147th Pennsylvania Infantry (The Star Monument)

Dedicated: October 13, 1885.

Location: Sykes Avenue, Little Round Top. Located on the west side of Sykes Avenue on the north slope of Little Round Top.

Description: This monument is a smaller version of the main regiment monument in the shape of the XII Corps Star with inscription incised on its faces. The monument marks the position held by the 147th Pennsylvania regiment on the evening of July 1, 1863, until they moved to Culp’s Hill on the morning of July 2nd. It is three foot high and three foot from point to point. Inscriptions are incised on the north and south faces. Flanking markers are apex topped, one foot square.

National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN105.

Sculptor: Smith Granite Company, fabricator.

Other Monuments: Main Monument | Star Monument (LRT) | Pardee Field Monument | Position Stone (LRT) | Company G Marker

Army of the Potomac > Twelfth Corps > Second Division > First Brigade