Alternate Designations: None.
Commander: Lt. Col. August Otto (ca. 1831-?), joined division staff on July 2; Capt. Emil Koenig (ca. 1836-?).
Numbers: 222; 2 killed, 15 wounded, 3 missing.
Raised: New York City
Dedicated: July 2, 1888.
Location: South side of East Howard Avenue, west of Barlow Knoll. The monument marks the general position held by two companies of the 58th New York Infantry on July 1, 1863.
Description: Obelisk of white granite stands on a pedestal and rough-hewn, tiered base. Crescent corps insignia appear on the upper front and rear sides of the obelisk. Engaged columns flank the sides of the pedestal. A relief of the New York state seal is affixed to the lower front of the obelisk. Base is staggered of rough-cut and polished stone that is 7.8×5.8 foot. In June 1939, the monument was damaged by lightning and repaired.
National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN322.
Sculptor: New England Monument Company, fabricator.
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