United States Regulars

United States Regulars (HMAOI)

Location: Gettysburg, PA 17325 Adams County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 48.673', W 77° 14.146'

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(Front):
Erected by the Congress
to commemorate the services
of that portion of the
Army of the Potomac
composed of
Cavalry Artillery Infantry and Engineers
of the Regular Army of the United States
in the Gettysburg Campaign June-July 1863

(Left):
United States Artillery
Batteries E & G 1st. Regiment Captain Alanson M. Randol
Battery H 1st. Regiment Lieut. Chandler P. Eaken
Battery I 1st. Regiment Lieut. George A. Woodruff
Battery K 1st. Regiment Captain William M. Graham
Battery A 2nd. Regiment Lieut. John H. Calef
Batteries B & L 2nd. Regiment Lieut. Edward Heaton
Battery D 2nd. Regiment Lieut. Edward B. Williston
Battery G 2nd. Regiment Lieut. John H. Butler
Battery M 2nd. Regiment Lieut. A.C.M. Pennington Jr.
Battery C 3d. Regiment Lieut William D. Fuller
Batteries F & K 3d. Regiment Lieut. John G. Turnbull
Battery A 4th. Regiment Lieut. Alanzo H. Cushing
Battery B 4th. Regiment Lieut. James Stewart
Battery C 4th. Regiment Lieut. Evan Thomas
Battery E 4th. Regiment Lieut. Samuel S. Elder
Battery F 4th. Regiment Lieut. Sylvanus T. Rugg
Battery G 4th. Regiment Lieut. Bayard Wilkeson, Lieut. Eugene A. Bancroft
Battery K 4th. Regiment Lieut. Francis W. Seeley, Lieut. Robert James
Battery C 5th. Regiment Lieut. Gulian V. Weir
Battery D 5th. Regiment Lieut. Charles E. Hazlett, Lieut. B.F. Rittenhouse
Battery F 5th Regiment Lieut. Leonard Martin
Battery I 5th. Regiment Lieut. Malbone F. Watson, Lieut. C.C. McConnell
Battery K 5th. Regiment Lieut. David H. Kinzie

(Right):
United States Cavalry
Reserve Brigade Brig. - General Wesley Merritt
1st. Regiment Captain Richard S.C. Lord Commanding
2nd. Regiment Captain Theophilus F. Rodenbough Commanding
5th. Regiment Captain Julius W. Mason Commanding
6th. Regiment Major Samuel H. Starr, Lieut. Louis H. Carpenter
Lieut. Nicholas Nolan, Captain Ira W. Claflin Commanding

United States Infantry
Fifth Army Corps Second Division
Brig.-General Romeyn B. Ayres Commanding
First Brigade Colonel Hannibal Day
3d. Regiment Captain Henry W. Freedley, Captain Richard C. Lay Commanding
4th. Regiment Captain Julius Adams Jr. Commanding
6th. Regiment Captain Levi C. Bootes Commanding
12th. Regiment Captain Thomas S. Dunn Commanding
14th. Regiment Major Grotius R. Giddings Commanding

Second Brigade Colonel Sidney Burbank
2nd. Regiment Major Arthur T. Lee Commanding
7th. Regiment Captain David P. Hancock Commanding
10th. Regiment Captain William Clinton Commanding
11th. Regiment Major DeLancy Floyd Jones Commanding
17th. Regiment Lieut.-Colonel J. Durell Green Commanding
8th. Regiment Captain Edwin W.H. Read at Army of the Potomac Headquarters

(Back):
United States Army
The artillery consisting of 26 batteries was distributed over the field
Among the several Army Corps and placed in position where their
services were most needed
Brig.-General Henry J. Hunt Chief of Artillery

Four regiments of Cavalry under Brig. General Wesley Merritt took
position on the right flank of the Confederate line of battle
Eleven regiments of infantry were on the field ten with the Second Division
Fifth Corps and one at headquarters Army of the Potomac

Battalion of U.S. Engineers
Capt. George H. Mendell commanding
Casualties Killed 12 officers 159 enlisted men. Wounded 62 officers
661 enlisted men. Missing 6 officers and 275 enlisted men
Details
HM NumberHMAOI
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Year Placed1909
Placed ByUnited States War Department
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, October 7th, 2014 at 7:33pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 308622 N 4409195
Decimal Degrees39.81121667, -77.23576667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 48.673', W 77° 14.146'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 48' 40.38" N, 77° 14' 8.76" W
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Area Code(s)717
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2901 Hancock Ave, Gettysburg PA 17325, US
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