Union monuments - Pennsylvania Infantry

57th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment

The monument to the 57th Pennsylvania Infantry is on Emmitsburg Road in the yard of the Sherfy farm. Location: 39.803688 N, 77.248642 W; see map

The monument was erected in 1888 by the State of Pennsylvania. On its front is the diamond that is the symbol of the Union 3rd Army Corps above the bronze plaque of the Coat of Arms of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. .

The 57th Pennsylvania was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Colonel Peter Sides, who was wounded on the 2nd. Captain Alanson H. Nelson then took command. The 57th brought 207 men to the field, losing 11 killed, 46 wounded and 58 missing.

From the front (east side) of the monument:

57th Penna.
Veteran Vols.
1st Brig. 1st Div.
3rd Corps

The Regiment occupied
this position, exposed to a
heavy artillery fire on the
afternoon of July 2, for two
hours, when it advanced 170
feet and engaged the enemy

From the south side:

Mustered in
October & November 1861

Re-enlisted
December 30, 1863.

Mustered out
June 29, 1865.

From the north side:

Participated in the
Following Engagements.

Yorktown - Mine Run
Williamsburg - Wilderness
Fair Oaks - Spottsylvania
Oak Grove - North Anna
Glendale - Totopotomoy
Malvern Hill - Cold Harbor
Bristoe Station - Petersburg
Groveton - Strawberry Plains
2d Bull Run - Deep Bottom
Chantilly - Poplar Spring Church
Fredericksburg - Boydton Road
Chancellorsville - Hatchers Run
Gettysburg - Petersburg
Auburn - Amelia Springs
Kelly's Ford - Appomattox

See more about the 57th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment during the Civil War