Alternate Designations: 31st Volunteers.
Commander: Col. Isaac C.M. Bassett (1827-1869)
Numbers: 320; 6 wounded.
Raised: Philadelphia; Allegheny County.
Dedicated: June 13, 1888.
Location: Located on the west side of Slocum Avenue. It indicates the general position of the 82nd Pennsylvania Infantry as it relieved soldiers of Geary’s Division on the morning of July 3, 1863.
Description: Marker stands on a tiered base and has a pyramidal, layered cap. There is a knapsack inscribed with “82ND” on each side. A Coat of Arms relief is affixed to the base of the cap and the cap is topped with a Greek Cross insignia. Monument that has two flanking markers. Monument is a granite shaft with smooth cut and polished faces topped with a tapering cap and corps symbol and set on a 6×3.9 foot smooth cut base. The shaft faces contain incised inscriptions and sculpted knapsacks with a bronze medallion at the top. Overall height is 12.7 feet. Flanking markers are one foot square.
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