Union Monuments - Maine

5th Maine Infantry Regiment

The monument to the 5th Maine Infantry is south of Gettysburg on the west side of Sedgwick Avenue just north of Wheatfield Road. See map >

The 5th Maine was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Colonel Clark S. Edwards. It brought 340 men to the field and suffered no casualties. The monument was erected in 1889 by the State of Maine.

From the monument:

5th Maine Infantry
2nd Brig. 1st Div. 6th Corps

Occupied this position from
evening of July 2nd until
close of battle.

Mustered into the U.S. Service Portland, Me.
June 24, 1861. Served with the Army of the
Potomac in the field from Bull Run to
Petersburg. Mustered out, Portland, June 27,1864.

See more about the 5th Maine Infantry Regiment during the Civil War