Union Monuments, New York Infantry

60th New York Infantry Regiment
"Union Guards"

The monument to the 60th New York Infantry Regiment (top and center right) and a company marker (bottom right) are southeast of Gettysburg on Culp's Hill, on the trail from the summit down the southeast slope. (see map)

The 60th New York was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Colonel Abel Godard. It brought 273 men to the field, losing 11 killed and 41 wounded.

From the front of the monument:

60th New York
Infantry.
3d Brig. 2d Div.
12th Corps.

From the rear:

July 2d and 3d
1863.
Casualties,
Killed 11, wounded 41.
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Principal Engagements.
Antietam.
Chancellorsville.
Gettysburg.
Lookout Mountain.
Ringgold.
Atlanta.

From the marker to Company I:

July 2 and 3 1863
Company "I" 60th New York Infantry
Captain Jesse H Jones
First Sergeant James Brown
Sergeants
Jarvis P Blount   Chas Gray killed
Wm. Leahy    D E Nash
Corporals
Geo Courtney Peter McDonald killed
Lewis C. Peck    Julius Rising
A R Townsend klled     Fred S. Winslow
Enlisted men
Laban Babcock      J M Brownson
J E Chaffee      N J Chaffee
H W Davis      David DeCair
Thos Debuke      Bateman Fiske
Rufus Fiske      Palmer Hartson
Follett Johnson      Dennis Leahy
Samuel Lebrake      Patrick Maley
Geo Matthews      Thos N Murphy
William Murphy killed
Judson Nobles      C O Pease
Nelson Peck      James Poquet
Joseph Reagan      Philo Sheldon
Cas E Waist      Myron A Ward

See more about the 60th New York Infantry Regiment during the Civil War