Alternate Designations: Second Bucktails.
Commander: Col. Walton Dwight (1837-1878), wounded; Capt. James Glenn (1824-1901).
Numbers: 450; 53 killed, 172 wounded, 111 missing.
Raised: Potter, Tioga, Clearfield, Lebanon, Mifflin, and Huntingdon.
Dedicated: October 20, 1886.
Location: Monument and flanking markers are located on the south side of Chambersburg Pike at McPherson Barn, east of Stone Avenue. It indicates the position held by the 149th Pennsylvania Infantry from 11:30 A.M. on July 1, 1863 until retiring to the Seminary and then to Cemetery Hill in the afternoon.
Description: Full-length figure of a uniformed Union soldier is seated on a tree stump. The figure has a moustache and holds his rifle by the barrel in his proper left hand. The butt of the rifle rests on the ground in front of him. Uniform items and accouterments include a bucktailed-kepi, canteen and cap and cartridge boxes. A square relief of a State Seal is affixed to the back of the tree stump. Monument consists of Barre granite with elements of bronze (including the rifle, bucktail, and bayonet scabbard). Flanking markers are 1×1 foot with an apex top.
Other Monuments: Main Monument | Secondary Monument | Company D Marker
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