Alternate Designations: 163rd Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Commander: Lt. Col. William P. Brinton (1832-1881).
Numbers: 599; 2 killed, 8 wounded, 4 missing.
Raised: Philadelphia; counties of Greene, Crawford, Dauphin, Washington, Allegheny, Lycoming, and Cambria.
Dedicated: Sept. 11, 1889.
Location: Bushman’s Woods, south of Confederate Avenue. It indicates the approximate position from which the 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry launched its charge on Confederate positions on the afternoon of July 3, 1863.
Description: Monument that has two flanking markers. Monument is roughly rectangular in shape with rough-hewn edges and a pointed top. On the front face is a relief of a horse’s head within an upturned horseshoe. A State Seal relief is affixed to the front, below the horse. The inscription on the reverse is on a polished surface. Above the inscription is an oval Cavalry emblem of crossed swords. An incident of vandalism occurred on the horse’s ear in October 1992.
National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN368.
Sculptor: Smith Granite Company, fabricator.
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