The Monuments and Memorials of the Gettysburg Campaign
61st New York Infantry
Alternate Designations: Clinton Guards.
Commander: Lt. Col. Knut O. Broady (1832-1922).
Numbers: 148; 6 killed, 56 wounded.
Raised: New York City and Madison County.
Dedicated: July 1, 1889.
Location: The Wheatfield. The monument marks the position of the 61st New York Infantry on the afternoon of July 2, 1863 in the fighting in Rose’s Wheatfield.
Description: Four rough hewn granite blocks decorated with bronze New York State Seal and Corps trefoil.
Fox notes: “The Sixty-first had the good fortune and honor to be commanded by men who proved to be among the ablest soldiers of the war. They made brilliant records as colonels of this regiment, and, being promoted, achieved a national reputation as division generals.”
