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137th New York
Volunteer Infantry Regiment

Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division Twelfth Army Corps

The monument to the 137th New York Infantry Regiment is southeast of Gettysburg along Slocum Avenue on Culp's Hill. (39.817585° N, 77.21947° W; map) It was dedicated by the State of New York in 1888.

The 137th New York was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Colonel David Ireland. It brought 456 men to the field.

Monument map: North Culp's Hill

From the front of the monument:

137th N.Y. Inf'y
3d Brig. 2d Div.
12th Corps

From the right side:

The 137th
Regiment
of New York
Infantry
held this
position
July 2nd 1863,
and until the
retreat of
the Rebel Army.

From the rear:

Casualties
Killed 40,
wounded 87,
missing 10.

From the right side:

For its services
in this
and many other
great battles
of the war
it holds a
proud position
in the history
of the
"Great Rebellion"

See more on the 137th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civl War.