Union Monuments - New York Infantry

104th New York Infantry Regiment
"Wadsworth Guards"

The monument to the 104th New York Infantry Regiment is northwest of Gettysburg on Robinson Avenue. It was dedicated in 1888 by the State of New York.
Location: 39.843207 N, 77.241572 W; see map

The 104th New York was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Colonel Gilbert G. Prey. It brought 309 men to the field and lost 184 casualties, mostly in fighting on the first day.

From the front of the monument:

104th
New York
Infantry
"Wadsworth Guards"
First Brigade,
Second Division,
First Corps.

From the right side:

Casualties:
11 killed
81 wounded
92 captured
and missing

From the left side:

Regiment raised
at Geneseo,
and Troy, N.Y.
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Organized at
Albany, N.Y.
March 8, 1862.
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Discharged at
Elmira, N.Y.
July 28, 1865.

From the rear:

July 1, 1863

The regiment is also honored by a monument at Antietam.

See more on the 104th New York Infantry Regiment during the Civil War.