155th Pennsylvania Infantry

Alternate Designations: None.

Commander: Lt. Col. John H. Cain (1838-1903).

Numbers: 424; 6 killed, 13 wounded.

Raised: Allegheny, Clarion, Armstrong.

Dedicated: 1889.

Location: North slope of Little Round Top It marks the position held by the 155th unit on July 2-3, 1863. Located approximately 300 feet from the Warren Monument.

Description: Figure of a zouave loading his musket tops a tiered pedestal which sits atop a boulder. A former private from F company was chosen as the model for the zouave statue. His name was Samuel W. Hill. It has incised inscriptions and acanthus-type cornice. Flanking markers are flat topped, one foot square. The state appropriation money was used to erect this statue; the base was paid for by the regiment’s Veteran Association. Monument’s total cost was $3,000.00.

National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN101.

Sculptor: Ryegate Granite Company, fabricator.



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