Union monuments - Pennsylvania Infantry

106th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
Monument at the Codori House

This is one of two monuments and a marker to the 106th at Gettysburg. You can also see the monument at the Copse of Trees on Hancock Avenue, or go to the main 106th Pennsylvania Regiment page, which includes the position marker on East Cemetery Hill.

This was the original monument to the regiment, dedicated in 1884 by the 106th Regimental Associtation. It is on the east side of Emmitsburg Road just north of the Codori Farmhouse. (39.811699° N, 77.239909° W; see map)

From the front of the monument:

106 Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers
2d Brigade 2d Division
2d Corps
July 2d and 3d 1863.
Took into action
23 officers 263 men.
Loss.
Killed 1 officer 10 men.
Wounded 10 officers 49 men.
Missing 2 men.
Total 11 officers 61 men. 72.

106 Pennsylvania
Lieut. Colonel Wm L. Curry.
Erected by the Regimental Association

From the left (north) side:

July 2d
Morning.
Companies A & B on skirmish line.
Co. B. by order of Gen. Meade, ad-
vanced and uncovered enemy's posi-
tion on Seminary Ridge.

Afternoon
Co. B advanced to Bliss House.
Held by 16th Miss. where it was
repulsed losing 1 officer, 11 men.

Later.
In connection with 4 companies of
12th N.J. again advanced and cap-
tured the Bliss House & number
of prisoners.

2d Brigade
Brig. Gen. Alex. S. Webb.

From the right (south) side:

July 2d
Evening.
The regiment
assisted in repelling the
charge of Wright's Georgia Brigade.
Made a countercharge to the Emmitts-
burg Road, recapturing the guns of
Browns Rhode Island Battery,
and captured 250 prisoners, including
Col. Gibson wounded, 5 captains and
15 lieutenants of the 48th Georgia.

The regiment except companies A
and B and a detail of fifty men &
three officers was subsequently
ordered to reinforce the Eleventh
Corps and was assigned position
on East Cemetery Hill, supporting
Battery, where it remained during
the battle.

2d Corps
Maj. General W.S. Hancock.

From the rear:

July 3d
The regiment with Eleventh Corps
on East Cemetery Hill, except
Companies A. B. and a detail of
fifty men from the other companies
who remained with Brigade at
this point and assisted to repel
Picketts charge.

The regiment also participated
in the following battles.
Fair Oaks, Savage Station, Malvern
Hill, Antietam,
Fredericksburg,
Locust Grove, Wilderness, Po River,
Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, Peters-
burg, Weldon R.R., Reams Station,
Boydton Road, Hatchers Run.
1861-1865

2d Division
Brig. Gen. John Gibbon.

See more information about the 106th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment in the Civil War