4th Pennsylvania Cavalry

Alternate Designations: 64th Pennsylvania Volunteers.

Commander: Lt. Col. William E. Doster (1837-1919).

Numbers: 307; 1 killed.

Raised: Venango, Allegheny, Westmoreland, Lebanon, and Luzerne.

Dedicated: Sept. 11, 1889.

Location: It indicates the position held by the 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry on the evening of July 2, 1863, when in support of a nearby battery.

Description: Located on the east side of Hancock Avenue, south of Humphreys Avenue.   A mounted cavalryman in relief appears in the front recessed area of a commemorative marker. The marker is square with an apexed top and stands on a tiered, rough-hewn base. The marker is rough-hewn on the sides and smooth at the top and the back. The figure and horse are full-length, and the figure holds a sword upright in his proper right hand. A Pennsylvania State Seal in bronze is located below the relief. Monument is a two-part granite shaft with a gable peak and set on a 9.3×4.3 foot rough cut base. The lower part of the shaft is incised granite framing a bronze bas-relief plaque and the upper part is an excised bas-relief extending to the gable. Overall height is 9.6 feet. Flanking markers are one foot square.

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