Alternate Designations: None.
Commander: Col. Clark S. Edwards (1824-1903).
Numbers: 340; none.
Raised: Cumberland, York, Androscoggin, and Oxford.
Dedicated Oct. 3, 1889.
Location: West of Sedgwick Avenue, near Wheatfield Road. Marks the position held by 5th Maine Infantry east of stone wall remnants thrown up by regiment on p.m. of July 2, 1863 when they arrived here. Regiment remained here throughout Battle.
Description: Granite monument with gabled top and chamfered edges, with relief of infantry insignia above Greek cross, and crossed rifles at bottom. Monument is a smooth granite shaft 4×2 foot with a cross gable cap set on a rough base that rests on a boulder. Overall height is 11.3 foot. There are reliefs of accouterments, state seal, and Greek Cross with inscription on the east face. Flanking markers have a slant top, 1.6×1.2 foot.
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