2nd United States Sharpshooters, Companies E and H (Vermont)

Alternate Designations: None.

Commander: Maj. Homer R. Stoughton

Numbers: 200; 5 killed, 23 wounded, 15 missing.

Raised: At large. (A – Minnesota); (B – Michigan); (C – Pennsylvania); (D – Maine) – (E & H – Vermont); (F & G – New Hampshire)

Location: Located on the south side of Slyder Farm Lane in the garden area. The monument marks the position of the 2nd Sharpshooters on July 2, 1863, as they faced a marching column of Confederates in Hood’s Division.

Description: Granite monolith with reliefs of Vermont State seal, crossed muskets, and a hornet’s nest on the front. The text inscription is set within a scrolled tablet on front of the monolith. The monolith sits atop a rough-hewn base. Overall height is ten foot. Sculptured relief of hornet’s nest, crossed muskets and Vermont seal is on the north face. Inscriptions are on the east and west faces.

National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN84.

Sculptor: Moynehan, F., sculptor.

2nd USS Companies: B | D | E & H | F & G

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