Union Monuments - New York Infantry

41st New York Infantry Regiment
"De Kalb Regiment"

The monument to the 41st New York Infantry Regiment is southeast of Gettysburg on Wainwright Avenue. see map

Erected in 1893 by the State of New York, the monument has the regimental number on the top front of the monument and the crescent moon symbol of the Eleventh Union Army Corps on the top rear.

The 41st New York was commanded at the battle of Gettysburg by Lieutenant Colonel Heinrich D. Von Einsiedel. It brought 218 men to the field.

From the front of the monument:

41st N. Y. Infantry
1st Brig., 1st Div., 11th Corps
(DeKalb Regiment)
July 2, 3, 4, 1863

From the rear:

Casualties:
Killed 15, wounded 58
Missing 2
Total loss 75

See more about the 41st New York Infantry Regiment during the Civil War