The Monuments and Memorials of the Gettysburg Campaign
19th Maine Infantry
Alternate Designations: None.
Commander: Col. Francis E. Heath (1838-1897), wounded on July 3; Lt. Col. Henry W. Cunningham (1806-1871).
Numbers: 543; 29 killed, 170 wounded, 4 missing.
Raised: Knox, Waldo, Kennebec, Sagadahoc, and Somerset.
Dedicated Oct. 3, 1889.
Location: Hancock Avenue, west of United States Regulars monument. Monument marks the position held by the 19th Maine Infantry on July 3, 1863 as Longstreet’s Assault was launched.
Description: Monument is a square rough cut granite shaft with a pyramidal top with incised letters and set on a seven foot square smooth finished base with incised letters. The shaft has an incised smooth panel with inscription. Overall height is 12.7 feet. Flanking markers are 1.6×1 foot.
