Robertson’s Texas Brigade Advanced Position Tablet

Dedicated: 1907.

Location: Sickles Avenue, east of Devil’s Den. Located on West side of Sickles Ave, above Devil’s Den.

Description: Cast iron tablet mounted on a fluted cast iron post denotes advanced position of the brigade during the battle. Inscription is painted in a contrasting color.

Inscription:

ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
LONGSTREET’S CORPS HOOD’S DIVISION
ROBERTSON’S BRIGADE
1st 4th 5th Texas and 3D Arkansas

July 2. Arrived on the field about 4 P. M. Advanced against the Union positions. The 4th and 5th Texas joined in the attack on Little Round Top which continued until dark. The 1st Texas and 3D Arkansas attacked and assisted in taking the Devil’s Den and Rocky Ridge with a number of prisoners and 3 guns of Smith’s 4th New York Battery.

Other Monuments: Texas Brigade Monument | Main Monument | Advanced Position Tablet

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