90th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment

Monuments to the Ninetieth Pennsylvania Infantry are northwest of Gettysburg on Doubleday Avenue ("granite tree monument" above right) and south of town in Ziegler's Grove ("eagle monument" right center). A marker is on Hancock Avenue south of the Pennsylvania Monument (bottom right). See map >

A monument to the 90th's Chaplain Horatio Howell is also on Chambersburg Street in Gettysburg.

From the "granite tree" monument:

Right of the First Corps
Here fought the 90th
Penna. Infantry
On the afternoon of July 1, 1863.
Killed and mortally wounded 11,
wounded 44, captured or missing
39. Total 94, of 208 engaged.
Organized at Phila. Oct. 1, 1861
Mustered out Nov. 26, 1864

90th P.V.
2nd Brig. 2nd Div.
First Corps.

From the front of the "Eagle" monument:

90th P.V.
Second Brig.
2nd Division
First Corps

This Regiment recruited in Phila.
responded to the first call April
6, 1861. Served until Aug. 9, as the
9th P.V. Reorganized Oct 1, 1861, as
the 90th P.V. Serving the
First and Fifth
Corps, and participating in all
the important battles of the
Army of the Potomac until
mustered out Nov. 26, 1864.
Non sibi sed patraie*

*("Not for self, but for country")

This monument marks the position of the 90th Penna. Volunteers of Philadelphia, July 3rd, 1863, Col. Peter Lyle, commanding the 1st Brigade, Major A.J. Sellers, the regiment. July 1st from one to three O'Clock p.m., the regiment fought on the extreme right of the 1st Corps on Seminary (Oak) Ridge as indicated by its monument there. Eight companies being refused, facing the Mummasburg Road. It there engaged Page's Va. Confederate Battery and O'Neal's Ala. Brigade of Rode's Division until its ammunition was exhausted. July 2nd it occupied Cemetery Hill and in the evening moved to left of 2nd Corps. Returning during the evening to this position.

From the right side:

Erected by the "Survivors Association" aided by grateful friends, to commemorate the valor and patriotism of our honored dead, and the cause for which they and their comrades fought. This monument marks the position of the 90th Penna. Volunteers of Philada., July 3rd, 1863, Col. Peter Lyle, commanding the 1st Brigade, Major A.J. Sellers, the Regiment.

July 1st From one to three o'clock p.m., the Regiment fought on the extreme right of the 1st Corps on Seminary (Oak) Ridge, as indicated by its monument there. Eight companies being refused, facing the Mummasburg Road, it there engaged Page's Va. Confederate Battery and O'Neal's Ala. Brigade of Rodes' Division until its ammunition was exhausted; losing 11 killed and mortally wounded, 44 wounded, 39 captured and missing, total 94 out of 208 engaged. Three regiments of Iverson's North Carolina Confederate Infantry were captured on our brigade front.

July 2nd It occupied Cemetery Hill, and in the evening moved to left of 2nd Corps, returning during the evening to this position.

From the left side:

Fraternity, Charity, Loyalty

The eagle monument combines the circle and Maltese cross symbols of the 1st and 5th corps

From the Hancock Avenue marker:

90th Regiment Penn'a Vols.
of Philadelphia
2nd Brig. 2nd Div. 1st Corps.
was heavily engaged July 1st 1863 on Oak
Ridge and Mummasburg Road where the
granite tree monument stands. Upon retirement
of the Corps, it was formed in line of battle
on Cemetery Hill, supporting a battery. On the
evening of July 2nd, was ordered to this
position and deployed as skirmishers, advancing
beyond the Emmitsburg Road. The Confederate
General Barksdale, who had fallen
mortally wounded in the attack upon the
3rd Corps, was found upon the field and
carried to the rear by men of this reg't. After
dark the reg't returned to Cemetery Hill.
On the 3rd it moved to the east or rear of
Cemetery Hill, in support of the 12th Corps,
engaged on Culp's Hill, then to the support
of batteries upon the brow of the hill, and
soon after, at the time of assault upon the
2nd Corps, the reg't changed position on
the double quick and joined their line
of battle at Zeigler's Grove, as indicated
the eagle monument there.

"Non-Siri-Sed-Patraie"*

*("Not for self, but for country")

The regiment was commanded by Colonel Peter Lyle, who took command of the brigade during the battle, leaving Major Alfred J. Sellers in command of the regiment. Major Sellers received the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 1st.

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