Location: East side of Baltimore Pike, north of Granite Schoolhouse Lane, south of Colgrove Avenue.
Description: Monument consists of a polished sphere finial to which is affixed a high relief of a horse’s head. The finial stands on a tiered pedestal and base. A square relief of the Pennsylvania State Seal is affixed to the front face. Monument indicates the spot where Private George Sandoe of the 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry was killed on June 26, 1863, making the first Union soldier killed at Gettysburg.
National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN355.
Sculptor: Elwell, Frank Edwin, 1858-1922, sculptor.
