Union monuments - Pennsylvania Artillery & Cavalry
16th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment
The monument to the 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment is southeast of Gettysburg on Highland Avenue. Location: 39.817554 N, 77.197766 W; see map
It was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Lieutenant Colonel John K. Robison. It brought 411 men to the field, losing two killed and four wounded.
From the monument:
Position occupied
on
the
afternoon
of July 3rd, 1863.
16th Pennsylvania Cavalry
2nd Brigade 2nd Cavalry Division
Cavalry Corps
Army of the Potomac
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