Alternate Designations: Rush’s Lancers; 70th Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Commander: Maj. James H. Haseltine (1833-1907).
Numbers: 366; 3 killed, 7 wounded, 2 missing.
Raised: Philadelphia; Berks County.
Dedicated: Oct. 14, 1888.
Location: Located at South Cavalry Field, on the east side of Emmitsburg Road at Heagy woodlot. It indicates the position where the 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry dismounted and engaged Anderson’s brigade on the afternoon of July 3, 1863.
Description: Six-sided, rough-hewn monument stands on a four-sided polished and rough-hewn base. There are six lances with small flags on the corners. A relief of the State Seal is affixed to the front and polished Corps insignia of crossed swords is on two sides of the piece. An additional insignia of a “P” within a “C” appears on the right side. Two small markers flank the piece. The monument’s designer, Frank Furness, was a Captain in the regiment. Monument that has two flanking markers. The shaft contains Keystone-shaped and circular polished panels with cut inscriptions above a bronze state tablet. Flanking markers are one foot square.
National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN369.
Sculptor: Frank Furness, designer.
Other Monuments: Main Monument | Headquarters Monument | Position Stone
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