Stone Sentinels, battlefield monuments of the American Civil War

Colonel George H. Ward

The monument to Colonel George War is south of Gettysburg on Emmitsburg Road in the field north of the Codori farm buildings. see map

From the front of the monument:

Here fell, mortally wounded
July 2d 1863
George H. Ward, Colonel Commanding
15th Mass. Vols.
His comrades and fellow
citizens of Worcester
raise this memorial of his
valor and partiotism.

From the rear:

1st Brig. 2nd Div.
2nd Army Corps.

Closeup of Ba rlelief of Colonel George Ward from his monument at Gettysburg

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Monument to Colonel Gorge Ward at Gettysburg