Dedicated: 1886.
Location: Sickles Avenue in Excelsior Field. Located on the east side of Sickles Avenue just north of Wheatfield Road.
Description: Located to this spot in 1890. Monument depicts the 6th corps Greek cross insignia. The surfaces of the cross are polished and the remainder of the monument and its base are rough-hewn. Monument is a 4×1.8 foot rough and polished shaft in the form of the VI Corps Greek Cross insignia and set on a 4.9×2.3 foot rough hewn base. An inscription is cut into the cross. Overall height is 5.6 foot. It is inscribed, ADVANCED NEAR THIS POINT DRIVING THE ENEMY THE EVENING OF/JULY 3
National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN172.
Sculptor: Smith Granite Company, fabricator.
Other Monuments: Main Monument | Advanced Position Monument
Army of the Potomac > Sixth Corps > Third Division > Third Brigade