5th Pennsylvania Reserves
(34th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment)

The monument to the Fifth Pennsylvania Reserves Regiment is south of Gettysburg on Big Round Top.
Location: 39.78644 N, 77.239058 W; see map

The monument was erected by the state of Pennsylvania in 1890, and includes on its front the Maltese Cross of the Union Fifth Army corps and a bronze plaque of the Coat of Arms of the Commonwealth of Pennylvania.

The 5th Reserves were commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Lieutenant Colonel George Dare.

From the front of the monument:

Pennsylvania Reserves
34th Infantry
3rd Brigade, 3rd Division 5th Corps

"Mustered in May 28 - June 12, 1861
Mustered out June 11, 1864

Recruited in Centre, Lancaster, Huntingdon, Lycoming, Northumberland, Clearfield, Union and Bradford Counties"

"Present at Gettysburg 24 officers and 310 men
Wounded 2 men
Total enrollment 1050
Killed and died of wounds 14 offices and 110 men
Died of Disease, etc. 69 men
Wounded 14 officers and 211 men
Captured or missing 5 officers and 115 men
(total) 33 officers and 505 men
Total casualties 533

From the rear of the monument:

Mechanicsville Gaines' Mill Glendale or New Market
Cross Roads Malvern Hill Groveton 2d Bull Run South Mountain
Antietam Fredericksburg Gettysburg Bristoe Station
Rappahannock Station Mine Run Wilderness Spotstylvania
North Anna Totopotomoy Bethesda Church

Occupied this position on the evening of July 2d
and held it to the close of the battle

See more about the 5th Pennsylvania Reserves Regiment during the Civil War