Confederate Monuments at Gettysburg > State Monuments
The State of Tennessee monument is southwest of Gettysburg on West Confederate Avenue. (West Confederate Avenue – Part 2 tour map)
State of Tennessee monument at Gettysburg
The Tennessee monument was the last of the Confederate state monuments. It was dedicated on July 2, 1982, and is the only Confederate monument paid for entirely by private donations. It stands atop a base bearing the outline of the state whose 16 foot length represents Tennessee as the 16th state of the Union. The three soldiers and three stars on the monument represent the three Tennessee regiments who fought at Gettysburg.
From the front of the monument
Tennessee
Valor and courage were
virtues of the three
Tennessee regiments
From the rear of the monument:
The Volunteer State
This memorial is dedicated to the memory of the men who served in the 1st (PACS), 7th and 14th Tennessee Infantry Regiments, Archer’s Brigade, Heth’s Division, Third Army Corps, Army of Northern Virginia.
They fought and died for their convictions, performing their duty as they understood it.
|
killed
|
wounded
|
wounded & missing
|
missing
|
|
| 1st Tennessee |
6 |
67 |
1 |
104 |
| 7th Tennessee |
5 |
26 |
20 |
60 |
| 14th Tennessee |
5 |
25 |
16 |
81 |
|
16 |
118 |
37 |
245 |
Present June 30, 1863:
1st Tennessee Prov. 29 officers, 238 men = 267;
7th Tennessee 33 officers, 243 men = 276;
14th Tennessee 25 offices, 207 men = 232;
(Total) 775
Rear view of the monument
See more on the history of the Tennessee regiments that fought at Gettysburg:
1st Tennessee Infantry Regiment (Provisional Army)
7th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
14th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
Location of the Tennessee monument at Gettysburg
The State of Tennessee monument is south of Gettysburg on the east side of West Confederate Avenue about 0.85 mile south of Fairfield Road. West Confederate Avenue is one way southbound at this point. (39°49’03.7″N 77°14’52.4″W)