Union monuments at Gettysburg > New York > Infantry
The monument to the 86th New York Infantry Regiment is south of Gettysburg on Sickles Avenue. (Devil’s Den tour map) It was dedicated in 1888 by the State of New York.
About the 86th New York at Gettysburg
The 86th New York was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin L. Higgins. He was wounded in his left side by an artillery shell on July 2nd and Major Jacob H. Lansing took command.
The regiment brought 286 men to the field and fought north of the Devil’s Den on the east side of the Rose Woods. It lost 11 men killed, 51 wounded and 4 missing. Captain John Warner was killed, and Lieutenants Hammond, Blanchard and Packer were wounded. Adjutant Seeley was missing.
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From the front of the monument:
86th New York Infantry
2d Brig. 1st Div. 3d Corps
Bas-relief from the monument
From the caption at the base of the bronze tablet:
I yield him unto his country and his God
From the rear of the monument:
This regiment held this position the afternoon of July 2nd 1863.
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Casualties; Killed 11, Wounded 51, Missing 4.
Location of the monument to the 86th New York at Gettysburg
The monument to the 86th New York Infantry is south of Gettysburg on the east side of Sickles Avenue about 175 yards south of Ayers Avenue. (39°47’36.9″N 77°14’33.4″W) Sickles Avenue is one way northbound at this point.