Union Monuments - Indiana

3rd Indiana Cavalry Regiment
(Companies A-F)

The monument to the Third Indiana Cavalry is west of Gettysburg on Reynolds Avenue just north of the Railroad Cut. It was dedicated by the State of Indiana in 1885. Location: 39.837912 N, 77.24784 W; see map

The 3rd Indiana Cavalry was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Colonel George H. Chapman, and was combined during the Gettysburg campaign with the 12th Illinois Cavalry. The 3rd brought 313 men to the field, of whom 6 were killed, 21 wounded and 5 missing.

The 3rd Indiana is also honored by a monument and marker at Antietam.

From the front of the monument:

July 1, 1863
3rd Ind. Cavalry
Col. Geo. H. Chapman Comdg.
1st Brigade. 1st Division
Cavalry Corps
Army of the Potomac.

3d Ind. Cav.

From the left side:

Enrolled
July 25, 1861.
for three years
or during the war.

3d. Ind. Cav.
1st. Brigade

From the rear:

Poolesville
Middletown
South Mountain
Antietam
Upperville
Fredericksburg
Beverly Ford
Chancellorsville
Stoneman's Raid
Gettysburg

3d. Ind. Cav.
1st. Division

From the right side:

Sheridan's Raid
on Richmond
Wilderness
White Oak Swamp
Wilson's Raid
Winchester
Cedar Creek
Five Forks
Appomattox
and many other
raids and skirmishes.

3d. Ind. Cav.
Cav. Corps

See more on the 3rd Indiana Cavalry in the Civil War