41st New York Infantry

Alternate Designations: De Kalb Regiment

Commander: Lt. Col. Heinrich D. Von Einsiedel (ca. 1828-Aug. 23, 1865).

Numbers: 218; 15 killed, 58 wounded, 2 missing.

Raised: New York City, Philadelphia, and Essex County, New Jersey.

Dedicated: July 3, 1893.

Location: Located near the south end of Wainwright Avenue. It indicates the position held by the 41st New York Infantry on July 2, 1863 between 5:00 to 6:00 A.M. as they sustained an attack on its line. They held this position through July 4, 1863.

Description: Vertical marker stands on a tiered, rough-hewn base. A relief consisting of three crossed flags and a State Seal are affixed to the front face. A crescent insignia of the 11th Corps appears on the reverse, at top. Monument is a smooth cut chamfered Concord granite shaft with bronze bas-relief and crescent, and excised inscriptions on the east and west faces and set on a 6.10×5.4 foot, two-part rough hewn base. Sculptured by Casper Buberl. Flanking markers are 2×1 foot with the right possessing a slant face and the left with a flat top.

National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN302

Sculptor: Caspar Buberl

Army of the Potomac > Eleventh Corps > First Division > First Brigade