Union monuments - Rhode Island

2nd Rhode Island Infantry Regiment

The monument to the Second Rhode Island Infantry Regiment is south of Gettysburg on Sedgwick Avenue. It was dedicated in 1886 by the State of Rhode Island. Location: 39.795597 N, 77.234104 W; see map

A marker on Emmitsburg Road (bottom right) shows the location of the regiment's skirmish line on July 4th.
Location: 39.809832 N, 77.242181 W; see map

The Second Rhode Island was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Colonel Horatio Rogers, Jr.. It brought 409 men to the field, losing one killed, five wounded and one missing.

From the monument:

2nd R.I.
Volunteers
2nd Brigade
3rd Division
Sixth Corps

July 2 & 3, 1863

From the marker:

Skirmish line
2nd R.I. Volunteers
Colonel Horatio Rogers, Jr.
2nd Brigade 3rd Division
Sixth Corps
July 4, 1863

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