Alternate Designations: None.
Commander: Col. Hiram L. Brown (1832-1880), wounded; Capt. John W. Reynolds (1836-1925), wounded; Capt. Moses W. Oliver (1833-1906).
Numbers: 228; 11 killed, 69 wounded, 10 missing.
Raised: Erie, Warren, Crawford, and Mercer.
Dedicated: Sept. 11, 1889.
Location: It indicates the position held by the 145th Pennsylvania Infantry when driving the Confederates of Kershaw’s Brigade from the edge of the wheat field. They were only able to hold the position for a short time before becoming outflanked and forced to retire. Located on the north side of Brooke Avenue in Rose Woods. The monument marks the advance position held by the 53rd Pennsylvania Infantry on the late afternoon of July 2nd, 1863.
Description: Full-length uniformed infantryman stands atop a tapered pedestal and base. The figure is in a combat stance, holding his musket upright in both hands. A bronze relief of the State Seal is affixed to the front of the pedestal, directly below the figure. There is also a trefoil corps insignia on the right face of the pedestal. Monument is a 3.4×2.4 foot granite shaft topped with a bronze statue of an infantryman with a musket set on a 6.5 foot square hammered base. Overall height is 10.9 foot. The shaft has incised inscriptions and the state coat of arms on the south side. The flanking markers are flat topped one foot square with inscriptions of the faces.
National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN146.
Sculptor: Ryegate Granite Company, fabricator.
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