The Monuments and Memorials of the Gettysburg Campaign
98th Pennsylvania Infantry
Alternate Designations: None.
Commander: Maj. John B. Kohler (1819-Oct. 19, 1864).
Numbers: 406; 11 wounded.
Raised: Philadelphia.
Dedicated: September 22, 1888. This monument replaced the original regimental monument which was located about 100 feet northwest.
Location: John Weikert Farm Lane, east side. Located on the lane’s north end.
Description: Tapered granite monument with bronze State Coat of Arms tablet; and cross-cable cap. The monument is set on rough-hewn boulder. Overall height is 12.1 foot. It has incised inscriptions on all faces with a bronze state coat of arms tablet on the west. Flanking markers are flat topped, one foot square.
