Description:
This granite obelisk stands to commemorate the falling of Colonel Henry "Harry' Burgwyn, Jr. who dies on July 1st 1863 at Gettysburg. He was known as the "Boy Colonel of the Confederacy' and the youngest of the colonel in the Confederate Army at the time of his death. His control of the 26th Regiment of NC troops during the battle led to the death or wounding of 588 men, the highest casualty rate for a single regiment in a single day of battle on either side of the conflict. The monument is located in the historic Oakwood Cemetery in North Carolina's capital, Raleigh. There are yearly Confederate Memorial held at the monument and it is the cornerstone for Civil War memorial activities in the vicinity.
