Alternate Designations: None.
Commander: Col. Hiram Berdan (1824-1893), brigade command; Lt. Col. Casper Trepp (k. Nov. 30, 1863).
Numbers: 371; 6 killed, 37 wounded, 6 missing.
Raised: At large. (A, B, D, and H – New York); (C, I, and K – Michigan); F (Vermont); G (Wisconsin)
Dedicated 1889.
Location: South side of Berdan Avenue in Pitzer’s Woods
Description: Monument comprised of a Quincy granite cylindrical shaft with partial fluting and a conical top, set atop a granite stepped base with bronze tablets. Flanking markers are flat topped, one foot square. The memorial was dedicated on July 2, 1889 and is located where four companies of sharpshooters reconnoitered on the afternoon of July 2, 1863, running into skirmishes from the Confederate units.
National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN75.
Sculptor: Frederick & Field, fabricator.
1st USS Companies: A, B, D, & H | C, I, and K | E | F | G | G (Position Stone)
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