10th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
The monument to the Tenth Massachusetts Infantry Regiment is south of Gettysburg on Sedgwick Avenue. It was dedicated in 1885 by the State of Massachusetts.
Location: 39.79637,-77.23419; see map
The 10th Massachusetts was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Lieutenant Colonel Joseph B. Parsons. It brought 416 men to the field, losing 4 enlisted men wounded and 5 missing.
From the front of the monument:
10th Massachusetts
From the left side:
2nd Brigade
3rd Division
6th Corps
From the right side:
July 2nd 1863
See more on the 10th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment during the Civil War.
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