26th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment

The monument to the Twenty Sixth Pennsylvania Infantry is south of Gettysburg on Emmitsburg Road. see map >

From the front of the monument:

26th Pennsylvania Infantry

July 2nd went into action
here with 365 officers and
men. Killed 30. Wounded 176
Missing 7. Total 213.

1st Brig. 2nd Div. 3d Corps.

From the left side:

Recruited in Philadelphia
Mustered in May 27th 1861.
Mustered out June 18th 1864.
Right of 3rd Corps on this line

From the right side:

Yorktown   Second Bull Run
Williamsburg   Fredericksburg
Oak Grove   Chancellorsville
Peach Orchard   Gettysburg
Glendale   Wapping Heights
Malvern Hill Second   Mine Run
Bristoe Station   Wilderness
Groveton   Spotsylvania
North Anna

The diamond, symbol of the Union 3rd Army Corps, is prominently displayed at the top of the monument.

The regiment was commanded by Major Robert L. Bodine. It brought 365 men to the field, losing 30 killed, 176 wounded and 7 missing.

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