Alternate Designations: Garibaldi Guards.
Commander: Maj. Hugo Hillebrandt (1832-1896).
Numbers: 322; 5 killed, 80 wounded.
Raised: New York City.
Dedicated: July 1, 1888.
Location: East side of Hancock Avenue. The monument marks the position on the battle line held by the four companies of the 39th New York Infantry at Gettysburg on July 2 and 3, 1863.
Description: A rough granite shaft topped with a carved trefoil is adorned on the front with a bronze relief plaque depicting the state seal. The monument cost $1,500.00. Monument is a four-part granite shaft topped with a pyramid with trefoil and set on a three-part step base of which the bottom step is seven foot square. The second shaft part contains an excised inscription, a bronze medallion in the front and a bronze tablet on the reverse. Overall height is twenty feet. Flanking markers are one foot square.
National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN216.
Sculptor: Frederick & Field, fabricator.
Other Monuments: Main Monument | Position Marker
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