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

The Twenty Second Massachusetts Infantry monument is south of Gettysburg on Sickles Avenue. See map >

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

The regiment was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Sherwin while Colonel William S. Tilton temporarily commanded the brigade.

The regiment brought 348 men to the field, losing 3 killed, 27 wounded and 1 missing. It was part of 5th Corps, 1st Division, 1st Brigade.

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