Union monuments at Gettysburg > New Hampshire
The monument to the 2nd New Hampshire Infantry Regiment is south of Gettysburg in the Peach Orchard. (Peach Orchard tour map)
Monument to the 2nd New Hampshire Infantry at Gettysburg
About the monument to the 2nd New Hampshire Infantry
The granite monument stands a little over 13′ high. It is in the shape of a pyramid with each of the beveled corners displaying a carved relief of a rifle with the diamond symbol of the Third Corps below the the rifle butt. The monument was dedicated by the State of New Hampshire on July 2nd, 1886.
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The 2nd New Hampshire Infantry at Gettysburg
Colonel Edward L. Bailey, a Post Office clerk from Manchester, commanded the 2nd New Hampshire at the Battle of Gettysburg. Bailey was slightly wounded on July 2nd. The regiment brought 354 men to the field. Its official casualties differ slightly from those listed on the monument, with 20 killed, 137 wounded and 36 missing.
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See Colonel Bailey’s Official Report for the 2nd New Hampshire in the Battle of Gettysburg |
Text from the front of the monument:
2d New Hampshire
Vol. Infantry
3d Brig. 2d Div. 3d Corps
Text from the left (west) side of the monument:
Engaged
24 officers, 330 enlisted men
July 2, 1863
Text from the right (east) side of the monument:
Casualties
Officers 7 killed 14 wounded
Enlisted Men 18 killed 119 wounded missing 35
Location of the monument
The monument is south of Gettysburg on the east side of Emmitsburg Road, just north of Birney Avenue and 140 yards south of Wheatfield Road. (39°48’01.9″N 77°15’01.2″W)