The Monuments and Memorials of the Gettysburg Campaign
18th Massachusetts Infantry
Alternate Designations: None.
Commander: Col. Joseph Hayes (1835-1912).
Numbers: 281; 1 killed, 23 wounded, 3 missing.
Raised: Norfolk, Bristol, and Plymouth.
Dedicated: Oct. 8, 1885.
Location: The Loop, east side of Sickles Avenue, off Wheatfield Road
Description: Monument with apex cap stands on a tiered, rough-hewn base. Reliefs of the Corps insignia, the Maltese Cross, are affixed to the narrow faces which separate the four sides of the die. Four stacked muskets, standing upright, adorn the rear face of the die. Flank markers, 1’6″x8″x2′, gable top.
National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN162.