Alternate Designations: None.
Commander: Col. Hiram Burnham (ca. 1813-Sept. 29, 1864).
Numbers: 439; no losses.
Raised: Washington, Penobscot, Hancock, and Piscataquis
Dedicated Oct. 3, 1889.
Location: North side of Howe Avenue, near the center. Monument indicates the position held by the 6th Maine Infantry on July 3, 1863, after marching 32 miles and reaching the field on July 2. Ordered to “resist a threatened attack,” the regiment rushed from this place to the Union center to assist in the repulse of Longstreet’s Assault, but was not engaged.
Description: Columnic shaft stands on a rough-hewn base. The second course of the shaft is fluted. At the top is a four-sided Greek cross, the 6th Corps insignia. Monument is a three-course granite shaft topped with a Greek Cross on four sides and set on a 5.2 foot square rough hewn base. The second course of the shaft is fluted. It has incised inscriptions on the east and south sides. Overall height is 21.6 feet.
This monument has not been moved or materially altered. Along with a number of other Gettysburg monuments in the area, this piece was vandalized on March 4, 1913.
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