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Gettysburg National Cemetery, originally called Soldiers' National Cemetery, is a United States national cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, created for Union army casualties sustained in the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. The Battle of Gettysburg was fought over three days between July 1 to 3, 1863, and proved both the ...
In the midst of the battle with foot soldiers he dismounted to capture the flag.." (at the Battle of Williamsport) Thomas Horan: Sergeant 72nd New York Infantry: July 2, 1863 April 5, 1898 "In a charge of his regiment this soldier captured the regimental flag of the 8th Florida Infantry (C.S.A.)." Henry S. Huidekoper: Lieutenant Colonel
Harper's Weekly cover, July 11, 1863: "Major-General George G. Meade, the New Commander of the Army of the Potomac — Photographed by Brady". The Union order of battle during the Battle of Gettysburg includes the American Civil War officers and men of the Army of the Potomac (multiple commander names indicate succession of command during the three-day battle (July 1–3, 1863)).
The Soldiers' National Monument is a Gettysburg Battlefield memorial which is located at the central point of Gettysburg National Cemetery. [4] It honors the battle's soldiers and tells an allegory of " peace and plenty under freedom … following a heroic struggle. " [ 2 ] In addition to an inscription with the last 4 lines of the Gettysburg ...
The monuments of the Gettysburg Battlefield commemorate the Battle of Gettysburg, which took place on July 1-3, 1863, during the American Civil War. Most are located within Gettysburg National Military Park ; others are on private land at battle sites in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania .
The regiment's most famous action occurred during the second day's fighting at Gettysburg, when Major General Winfield Scott Hancock ordered the 1st Minnesota, composed of roughly 250 men, to charge into a brigade of roughly 1,200 men belonging to James Longstreet's corps and Richard H. Anderson's Division. Although the regiment was outnumbered ...
Overview map of the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg, July 3, 1863. The north-south Union line (in blue) follows Cemetery Ridge. On the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Cemetery Ridge was unoccupied for much of the day until the Union army retreated from its positions north of town, when the divisions of Brig. Gen. John C. Robinson and Maj. Gen. Abner Doubleday from the I Corps were ...
Regiments and Others McLaws' Division MG Lafayette McLaws. Kershaw's Brigade: BG Joseph B. Kershaw. 2nd South Carolina: Col John D. Kennedy (w), Ltc Franklin Gaillard, Maj William Wallace (w) 3rd South Carolina: Ltc David Langston (k), Maj Robert C. Maffett, Col James D. Nance [4] 7th South Carolina: Col David W. Aiken, Ltc Elbert Bland (w)