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: Hancock Avenue, Cemetery Ridge. Located on the east side of Hancock Avenue.
Description: Rectangular, horizontal monument of Westerly granite contains a relief of a uniformed Union solider lying behind and among a broken fence and rocks. He is aiming his rifle with proper right hand on the trigger. The I Corps emblem is carved into the ends of the die. The sculpture indicates the position held by the 149th Pennsylvania Infantry on July 3, 1863 when supporting Stannard’s Brigade. Monument is a two-part granite shaft with a smooth finished taper that is topped with a gable peak that has a bas-relief of a soldier with a gun set inside a rough cut exterior and set on a 7×3.2 foot base. The taper of the shaft has an incised inscription. Designed by A. Pinardi.
National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN246.
Sculptor: Smith Granite Company, fabricator.
Other Monuments: Main Monument | Secondary Monument | Company D Marker
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