Union monuments at Gettysburg > New York > Cavalry
The monument to the Oneida New York Cavalry Company is south of Gettysburg on Taneytown Road near Meade’s Headquarters at the Leister house. (Taneytown Road tour map) It was dedicated in 1904 by the State of New York.
The company was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Captain Daniel P. Mann. It brought 49 men to the field and suffered no casualties.
The Oneida Cavalry was the only unit to serve at the headquarters of every general of the Army of the Potomac throughout the war, and was the only independent company-sized unit to serve throughout the war.
Text from the monument:
Oneida
New York Cavalry
General Headquarters Escort
and Headquarters
orderlies and couriers
Army of the Potomac
July 2 and 3 1863.
Tablet from the front of the monument
Location of the monument
The monument to the Oneida Cavalry is south of Gettysburg on the west side of Taneytown Road just north of the Leister House (Meade’s Headquarters). Location: 39.814593° N, 77.232312° W