Alternate Designations: None.
Commander: Lt. Col. Lorenz Cantador (1810-1883)
Numbers: 324; 6 killed, 29 wounded, 76 missing.
Raised: Philadelphia.
Dedicated: Sept. 12, 1889.
Location: Located by Coster’s Brigade wall on East Cemetery Hill. It marks the position taken by the 27th Pennsylvania on the night of July 1, 1863 which they held until they moved to the cemetery on July 3.
Description: Vertical shaft on a tiered base is topped with a decorative apex cap with crescents. A square bronze relief of the State Seal of Pennsylvania is affixed to the upper front face. Monument is a two-part shaft of polished granite tapering to an ornate polished apex and set on a 5.8 foot square base. The lower part of the shaft has incised letters and the upper part has an incised inscription with a bronze state shield on the front and incised inscriptions on two sides. Overall height is 10.10 feet. Flanking markers are one foot square. This monument replaced the original monument which was moved to Coster Avenue.
Other Monuments: Main Monument | July 1 Monument
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