Union monuments at Gettysburg > Pennsylvania > Infantry
The monument to the 73rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment is southeast of Gettysburg on East Cemetery Hill. (East Cemetery Hill tour map) Dedicated by the State of Pennsylvania in 1889, it is topped by the crescent moon symbol of the Union 11th Army Corps.
About the 73rd Pennsylvania Infantry at Gettysburg
The regiment was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Captain Daniel F. Kelly. It brought 332 men to the field and suffered 34 casualties.
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Attached to the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 11th Corps, Army of the Potomac |  |
Text from the left side of the monument:
11th Corps
Present at Gettysburg
14 officers 318 men.
Killed 7 men wounded 27 men.
Organized at Philadelphia.
Mustered in Sept. 19 1861.
Re-enlisted Jan. 1 1864.
Mustered out July 14 1865.
Total enrollment 1260.
Killed and died of wounds 5 officers 96 men.
Died of disease 114 men.
Wounded 18 officers 303 men.
Captured or missing 11 officers 160 men.
Total 34 officers 573 men.
July 1st. The Regiment arrived on
Cemetery Hill at 2 p.m. and at a later hour
moved into the town near the square
to cover the retreat of the Corps.
Looking north on Cemetery Hill. The equestrian monument to Major General Oliver O. Howard is on the right, looking down on the monument to Battery I, 1st New York Light Artillery. The overgrown patches are demilunes; crescent-moon shaped earthworks thrown up to protect individual artillery pieces and their crew.The Park Service lets the grass grow long on the demilunes to help preserve them.
Text from the front of the monument:
73rd Penna Infantry
July 2nd. In the morning took position in
the Cemetery. At dusk moved hastily to
this position and in a severe contest
assisted in repulsing a desperate
assault on these batteries.
Bas-relief from the monument to the 73rd Pennsylvania Infantry at Gettysburg
Text from the right side of the monument:
Cross Keys Resaca
Rappahannock River New Hope Church
Groveton Pine Knob
2nd Bull Run Kennesaw Mountain
Chancellorsville Peach Tree Creek
Gettysburg Atlanta
Wauhatchie March to the Sea
Missionary Ridge Savannah
Rocky Face Ridge Durham Station (surrender)
July 3rd. Returned to its former
position in the Cemetery and assisted
in repulsing the enemy’s final assault.
Location of the monument to the 73rd Pennsylvania Infantry at Gettysburg
The monument to the 73rd Pennsylvania is south of Gettysburg about 65 yards east of Baltimore Pike directly across from the gate to the National Cemetery. (39°49’18.9″N 77°13’45.2″W)