Alternate Designations: Kentucky Light Cavalry; Sixty Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Commander: Lt. Col. Edward S. Jones (1818-1886).
Numbers: 394; 15 wounded, 6 missing.
Raised: Philadelphia, Washington D.C., and the counties of Allegheny, Cumberland, and Schuykill.
Installed July 24, 1889. Dedicated Sept. 5, 1890.
Location: Located on the north side of Gregg Avenue at East Cavalry Field. It indicates the positions taken by the 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry on the afternoon of July 3, 1863 when engaged with the Brigade against Stuart’s Confederates. One of the flank markers was moved, and later relocated to its original position in 1912.
Description: Monument consists of a square marker, rounded at top with rough-hewn edges, a sloped plinth and a rough-hewn base. On the front face is a relief of a uniformed mounted Cavalryman holding his rifle upright in both hands. Other relief elements on the front include a crossed-sword Cavalry Corps insignia on the plinth and a State Seal on the base. There are two small flank markers, one on each side of the piece. Monument is a monolithic granite shaft with rough cut front and smooth cut rear, and set on a 7.4×4 foot rough cut base with a chamfered top. The shaft has an incised inscription on the lower part, a granite bas-relief of a mounted cavalryman on the front, and an incised inscription on the smooth cut rear. Overall height is 8 feet.
Other Monuments: Main Monument | Right Flank Marker
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