Union Monuments - Massachusetts

22nd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
"Henry Wilson's Regiment"

The monument to the 22nd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment is south of Gettysburg on Sickles Avenue.
(see map) It was dedicated in 1886 by the State of Massachusetts.

The regiment was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Sherwin while its colonel, William S. Tilton, temporarily commanded the brigade. It brought 348 men to the field, losing 3 killed, 27 wounded and 1 missing.

The 22nd's nickname came from the regiment's first colonel, a state senator.

Form around the top of the monument:

22nd Mass. Infty.
1st Brigade
1st Division
5th Corps

From the rear:

The
22nd Mass. Infty.
stood here
July 2, 1863

From the left side:

First Colonel
Henry Wilson
succeeded by
Jesse A. Grove
Killed June 27, 1862

See more on the 22nd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment in the Civil War.