The Monuments and Memorials of the Gettysburg Campaign
99th Pennsylvania Infantry (Second Monument)
Dedicated: 1886.
Location: Hancock Avenue, behind the Angle. Located on the east side of Hancock Avenue.
Description: Marks position on July 3, 1863. Marker with cornice and polished surface contains a diamond-shaped Corps insignia. Erected by the 99th Pennsylvania Veterans Association and others, it was originally located in 1886 at Houck’s Ridge, later the location of the second monument. It was moved to its present site in 1889. Base 4′-2″ sq. shaft of smooth & polished granite, alternating excised & incised lettering. Cap of cyma reversa, ogee, segmental arch, pryamidal cap. Chip in base, some stone staining.
