Stone Sentinels, battlefield monuments of the American Civil War

Union monuments - Pennsylvania Infantry

10th Pennsylvania Reserves
(39th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment)

The monument to the Tenth Pennsylvania Reserves Regiment is south of Gettysburg at the base of Big Round Top on South Confederate Avenue.
Location: 39.7887 N, 77.23694 W; see map

The 10th Pennsylvania Resrves was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Colonel Adoniram J. Warner.

From the front of the monument:

10th Pennsylvania Reserves
39th Penna Infantry
3d Brigade 3d Division 5th Corps

July 2nd occupied this line
of stone fence and remained from
5 p.m. until the close of battle.

Present at Gettysburg: 29 officers, 392 men
Killed, 2 men
Wounded 3 men
Total 5.

From the right side:

Mustered in June 3 to July 3 1861
Mustered out June 11, 1864
Recruited in Warren, Crawford, Mercer,
Venango, Lawrence, Clarion, Beaver,
Washington and Somerset Counties.
Total enrollment 1150

Killed and died of wounds, 7 officers, 130 men, 137 total
Died of disease etc. 50 men, 50 total
Wounded 13 officers, 261 men, 274 total
Captured and missing 3 officers, 140 men, 143 total
Total casualties 604.

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Gaines' Mill
Glendale
Malvern Hill
Gainesville
Groveton
2d Bull Run
South Mountain

Antietam
Fredericksburg
Gettysburg
Bristoe Station
Mine Run
Wilderness
Spotsylvania
North Anna
Totopotomoy

Bethesda Church

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10th Pennsylvania Reserves monument at Gettysburg
(above) Monument to the 10th Pennsylvania Reserves at the base of Big Round Top at Gettysburg
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