Union monuments at Gettysburg > New York > Infantry
The monument to the 58th New York Infantry Regiment is north of Gettysburg on Howard Avenue. (Howard Avenue East tour map) Two companies fought north of Gettysburg on the first day of the battle. They retreated to Cemetery Hill when the Union line was overrun.
The companies were reunited on Cemetery Hill with the rest of the regiment. They went to the aid of Weidrich’s Battery I, 1st New York Light Artillery when it was overrun by Hays’s Louisiana Brigade on the evening of the 2nd, then held their position for the rest of the battle.
Lieutenant Colonel August Otto commanded the 58th New York in the Battle of Gettysburg. He was assigned to General Schurz’s staff on July 2, and Captain Emil Koenig took command of the regiment. The 58th New York brought 222 men to the field.
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Text from the front of the monument:
58th New York Infantry
2nd Brigade 3rd Division 11th Corps
From the tablet on the rear of the monument:
Two companies of the
regiment held this position
July 1, 1863
until ordered to Cemetery Hill,
were they joined by the other
companies and engaged on
the 2nd and 3rd. After the
repulse of Pickett’s Charge,
skirmished into Gettysburg.
Casualties:
killed 2, wounded 16, missing 3.
Total 20.
Location of the monument
The monument to the 58th New York is on the south side of Howard Avenue about 300 yards east of Carlisle Road. (39°50’37.4″N 77°13’41.0″W)