Alternate Designations: Jersey Blues
Commander: Lt. Col. Stephen R. Gilkyson (ca. 1833-1892).
Numbers: 246; 1 killed, 32 wounded, 8 missing.
Raised: Camden, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, and Burlington.
Dedicated: June 30, 1888.
Location: West of Plum Run and Crawford Avenue in the Valley of Death. The monument marks the position held by the 6th New Jersey Infantry on July 2, 1863.
Description: Tall shaft decorated with relief of crossed musket and wreath on the front face. The shaft sits atop a rough hewn base. Flanking markers are apex topped, one foot square. Monument is a two foot square polished Barre granite obelisk set on a 5.4 foot square rough hewn base. The shaft has a sculpture relief of crossed muskets and wreath on the east face with inscriptions on the other sides.
National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN125.
Sculptor: Frederick & Field, fabricator.
Tipton view of the 6th New Jersey Monument
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