Union Monuments, New York Infantry

157th New York Infantry Regiment

Two monuments to the 157th New York Infantry Regiment are north of Gettyrburg on Howard Avenue, at Mummasburg Road (top right) and at Carlisle Road (center right). (see map)

A marker on the west side of Carlisle Road north of Howard Avenue (bottom right) shows the regiment's advanced position on July 1.

The 157th New York was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Colonel Philip P. Brown, Jr. , who was wounded on July 1. It brought 431 men to the field, losing 27 killed, 166 wounded and 114 missing, including Lieutenant Colonel George Arrowsmith, who was killed on July 1.

From the front of the monument at Mummasburg Road:

Erected by the survivors
of the 157th Reg't New York Vol's
in memory of their gallant comrades
who fell here, July 1, 1863

1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 11th Corps

From the rear:

Gettysburg.
----
Lost here 18 officers and
291 enlisted men, reducing reg't
to 100 for duty.

From the right (west) side:

Camp Milton,
Honey Hill,
Deveaux Neck,
Dingle's Mill,
Rafting Creek,
Boykin's Mill
Sumter

From the left (east) side:

Chancellorsville,
Gettysburg,
Hagerstown,
Fort Wagner,
Siege of Charleston,
1 & 2 John's Island

From the monument near Carlisle Road, erected by the State of New York:

157th
New York
Infantry
1st Brigade
3rd Division
11th Corps

300 yards in advance
of this position were
Killed
4 officers, 23 men - 27
Wounded
8 officers, 158 men -166
Captured
6 officers, 108 men - 114.
Total casualties, 307.
July 1st, 1863.

From the left (east) side:

Mustered in
September 19, 1862
Mustered out
July 10, 1865

From the right (west) side:

The
Advanced position
is designated by
a marker.

From the marker on Carlisle Road:

157th N.Y.
Infantry
July 1, 1863

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