Stone Sentinels, battlefield monuments of the American Civil War

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

See more about the 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment during the Civil War


16th Pennsylvania Cavalry monument at Gettysburg