Union Monuments - Illinois

82nd Illinois Infantry Regiment

The monument to the 82nd Illinois Infantry Regimentis north of Gettysburg on Howard Avenue just west of Carlisle Road. The monument was erected in 1891 by the State of Illinois.

Location: 39.84283 N, 77.23235 W; see map

The regiment was commanded at Gettysburg by Lieutenant Colonel Edward Salomon, a Chicago lawyer. It brought 347 men to the battle, of whom 4 were killed, 19 wounded, and 89 missing.

Captain Emil Frey of H company, captured at Gettysburg, went on to become the first Swiss Ambassador to the United States and President of the Swiss Confederation.

From the front of the monument:

82nd Ill. Inf.

1st Brigade, 3rd Division,
11th Corps.
First line of Battle,
July 1, 1863.

From the right (west) side:

Moved in retreat to
Cemetery Hill
July 1, 1863

From the left (west ) side:

Occupied the crest of
Cemetery Hill,
July 2 & 3, 1863.

Fromt he rear:

Participated in repulse
of Ewell's Corps
on night of July 2. 1863.
Regiment lost during the
three days battle 112 killed
wounded and missing.

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