Alternate Designations: None.
Commander: Lt. Col. Edward Paul Harris (ca. 1837-ca. 1890), arrested; Capt. Thomas B. Hizer (1833-1894), wounded; Lt. William Smith (1839-July 3, 1863), killed; Lt. John T. Dent (1837-1914).
Numbers: 288; 10 killed, 54 wounded, 13 missing.
Raised: New Castle, Sussex, and Kent.
Installed Dec. 1885. Dedicated June 10, 1886.
Location: North Hancock Avenue, south of Brian Barn, north of the Angle, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The monument indicates the position held by the regiment on July 2 & 3, 1863.
Description: Brandywine blue rock granite. A rough granite shaft adorned on each side with a trefoil symbol. Monument is a two-part granite shaft with a cross gable cap that has Flemish ends and set on a 3.6 foot square base. The shaft has combined rough cut, tooled edge, and polished surface with incised letters. Position marker is 2.6×9 foot and 1.05 foot high. The monument was sculpted by Thomas Davidson.
Other Monuments: Advanced Position Marker
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