Alternate Designations: None.
Commander: Lt. Col. Amos Stroh (1821-1899).
Numbers: 190; 5 killed, 49 wounded, 8 missing.
Raised: Philadelphia; counties of Carbon and Luzerne.
Dedicated: June 13, 1888.
Location: Wheatfield, west of Ayres Avenue. The monument marks the general location of the regiment when Cross’s Brigade advanced into wheatfield to fire upon Confederates behind wall to west.
Description: Granite obelisk decorated with bronze state seal, and relief of crossed muskets, shield and cartridge box. The obelisk has an apex cap and four-side finial of granite trefoil. It stands on a two-tiered base. Monument is a 3.5 foot square granite shaft with an apex cap and four-sided trefoil set on a 6.4 foot square rough base. Overall height is 15.9 foot. The shaft has a bronze state seal, relief of crossed muskets, shield and cartridge box on the west side. Base has inscriptions. Flanking markers are apex topped, one foot square.
National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN138.
Sculptor: P. F. Eisenbrown & Sons, fabricator.
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