Union Monuments at Gettysburg > Maryland

The monument to the 1st Maryland Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade Volunteer Infantry is south of Gettysburg on Slocum Avenue near Spangler’s Spring. (Spanglers Spring Tour map)

Monument to the 1st Regiment Potomac Home Brigade Infantry at Gettysburg

About the monument

The granite monument stands 12′ tall. It is capped with the star symbol of the Twelfth Army Corps with a relief of a bayonet and cartridge box on its face, supported by rolled bedrolls. A round bronze Seal of the State of Maryland is inset in the center of the front. Just above the base on the front is a relief of a forage cap on top of laurel branches. The monument was dedicated on October 25th,1888 by the State of Maryland.

Colonel William P. Maulsby, a lawyer from Frederick, commanded the The 1st Maryland Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade at the Battle of Gettysburg.

Attached to the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Twelfth Corps, Army of the Potomac

From the front of the monument:

1st Maryland Regiment
Potomac Home Brigade
Vol. Infantry
Colonel Wm. P. Maulsby
Lockwood’s Independent Brigade
12th Corps

Maryland’s Tribute to her loyal sons

 From the right side of the monument:

July 2nd reinforced the left wing between 5 and 6 o’clock p.m.  charging under the immediate direction  of Gen. Meade and  recapturing three pieces of artillery
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July 3rd engaged the enemy at this point from 5 to 6 o’clock a.m. At 11 a.m. went to the assistance of the 2nd Div., 12th Corps engaging the enemy there for about  four hours.

From the left side of the monument:

Effective strength 739
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Casualties
killed 23, wounded 80
missing 1, total 104
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Organized at Frederick, Md from Aug. 15th to  Dec. 13th 1861.
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Principal engagements
Maryland Heights, Md
Sept. 13th 1862
Gettysburg , Pa.
July 2d – 3d 1863.
Monocacy, Md
July 9th 1864,
and eight skirmishes.
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Mustered out May 29th 1865.

Location of the monument

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