Alternate Designations: None.
Commander: Col. John H. Flynn (1819-1875).
Numbers: 370; 3 killed, 23 wounded, 2 missing.
Raised: Philadelphia; Allegheny, Luzerne, Westmoreland, and Carbon.
Dedicated: Oct. 13, 1885. Rededicated Sept. 11, 1889. The monument was rededicated after it was altered. A sub-base was added and the kepi was moved from the top of the monument to the top of the base. The bronze inscription plaques were added, as were the State Seal relief and the recessed star.
Location: Located on the west side of Slocum Avenue. It indicates the position held by the 28th Pennsylvania Infantry during most of July 3, 1863.
Description: Monument consists of a Corps star insignia atop a rectangular, rough-hewn pedestal and two-tiered rough-hewn base. A relief of an infantryman’s kepi is set on the sloped surface of the base. A square relief of the State Seal is affixed to the right of the pedestal, and a recessed star is installed on the left. Monument is a two-part stepped and chamfered rough cut shaft topped with a corps symbol of a five-point star and set on a 9.7×6.6 foot rough cut base with a chamfered top. The shaft contains a sculptured granite cap, bronze inscription tablets, and a bronze medallion. Overall height is 7.6 feet. Flanking markers are one foot square.
National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN353.
Sculptor: Smith Granite Company, fabricator.
Other Monuments: Main Monument | Secondary Monument
Army of the Potomac > Twelfth Corps > Second Division > First Brigade