Union Monuments - Indiana

27th Indiana Infantry Regiment

The monument to the 27th Indiana Infantry Regiment is southeast of Gettysburg on Colgrove Avenue near Spangler's Spring. It was dedicated in October of 1885 by the State of Indiana. Location: 39.81353 N, 77.215957 W; see map

A marker 93 yards north of the monument (photo at bottom right) shows the farthest advance of the regiment in its charge on July 3rd. It was erected in 1890.
Location: 39.814284,-77.21601; see map

The 27th Indiana was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Colonel Silas Colgrove. He took command of the brigade on July 2nd, and Lieutenant Colonel John R. Fesler then took over the regiment.

The 27th is also honored by a monument and marker at Antietam.

From the front of the monument:

27th Ind. Infantry
3rd Brigade,
1st Division 12th Corps

This monument marks
the ground over which
the left wing of the
27th Indiana advanced in
a charge made by the
regiment on the morning
of July 3rd, 1863.
Number engaged 339.
Killed and wounded 110.
Missing, one.

From the left side:

Silas Colgrove Col.
The 27th Ind.
was organized in
August 1861 for three
years or during the war.
Reenlisted Jan. 1864.
Consolidated with the
70th Ind. Aug. 1864.
Mustered out in July 1865

From the rear:

27th Indiana Infantry
Total enrollment 1101
Killed & died of wounds 169
Wounded not mortally 527
Missing & captured 126
Died of disease
& other causes 127

From the right side:

Battles
Front Royal
Newtown
Winchester
Cedar Mountain
Antietam
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Resaca
New Hope Church
Kenesaw Mountain
Peach Tree Creek
Atlanta
Averysburg
Bentonville

From the marker:

27th Indiana
Infantry
This marks the
farthest point
gained by the
Regiment in its
charge at 6 a.m.
July 3d. 1863 on
the works at the
base of the hill
behind this tablet.
Four color bearers
were killed and
four were wounded

See more on the 27th Indiana Infantry in the Civil War