Union monuments - Pennsylvania Artillery & Cavalry

4th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment

The monument to the Fourth Pennsylvania Cavalry is south of Gettysburg on Hancock Avenue. It was dedicated in 1889 by the State of Pennsylvania.
Location: 39.804776 N, 77.234526 W; see map

The 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Lieutenant Colonel William E. Doster. It brought 307 men to the field and lost 1 killed.

From the front of the monument:

4th Pennsylvania Cavalry
3rd Brigade 2nd Division
Cavalry Corps
Army of the Potomac

From the rear:

Detached on the morning of July 2nd from the Brigade at the junction of White Run and Baltimore Turnpike, ordered to report to Headquarters, Army of the Potomac. Supported a battery temporarily near this position. On picket at night, retiring late on the afternoon of the 3rd to Second Cavalry Division.

Mustered in Aug. 5 to Oct. 30 1861. Re-enlisted Jan. 1 1864. Mustered out July 1865. Recruited in Northampton, Allegheny, Westmoreland, Indiana, Venango, Lebanon and Luzerne Counties.

Total enrollment 1930.
Killed and died of wounds: officers 9, men 92, total 101 Died of disease, etc.: officers 3, men 252, total 255
Wounded: officers 2, men 248, total 269
Captured or missing: officers 5, men 266, total 271
Total casualties 896

From Mechanicsville June 26 1862
to Appomattox April 9, 1865.

See more about the 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment during the Civil War