68th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
"Scott Legion"

Two monuments to the Sixty Eighth Pennylvania Infantry are south of Gettysburg on Wheatfield Road (above right) and in the Peach Orchard (below right ) see map >

From the front of the monument on Wheatfield Road:

68th Penna.
Infantry
Scott Legion

This monument marks
the left of the regiment while supporting
Clark's Battery
July 2nd 1863.

The right resting 150 feet north as indicated
by flank marker, In the afternoon the
Regiment advanced southward into the
Peach Orchard where its other monument
stands and engaged the enemy.
July 3rd and 4th
The regiment was in line with the division
on left centre
Present at Gettysburg
383 officers and men
Killed 3 officers and 10 men
Wounded 5 officers and 117 men
Captured or missing 13 men

1st Brig. 1st Div.
Third Corps

From the right (west) side:

Recruited in the counties of Philadelphia

Montgomery and Chester

Mustered in September 2nd 1862
Mustered out June 9th 1865
Total enrollment 1049

Killed and died of wounds
10 officers, 58 men, Total 68
Wounded
11 officers and 155 men, Total 166
Captured or Missing
3 officers 100 men, Total 103

From the left (east) side:

Fredericksburg
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Wapping Heights
Auburn
Kelly's Ford
----
Mine Run
Wilderness
Guinea Station
Petersburg

From the monument in the Peach Orchard:

Erected by the survivors
of the 68th Reg. P.V.
Scott Legion
Col. A. H. Tirpin commanding
1st Brigade 1st Division
3rd Army Corps.
in memory of
183 of our comrades
who fell on this field
July 2nd and 3rd 1863.

The regiment was commanded by Colonel Andrew H. Tippin until he took command of the brigade. Captain Milton S. Davis then took over the regiment.

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