106th Pennsylvania Infantry Civil War Monument (Gettysburg, PA)
Union
Monument type:
Monument
Artist:
Dedication Date:
1884-01-01
Address:
Adams County
Pennsylvania
United States
Inscription:
106th
Pennsylvania Infantry
Philadelphia Brigade
2d Brigade
2d Division
2d Corps [battles]Position of the Regiment July 2, 1863 in the evening the Regiment assisted in repulsing a charge of the enemy on this line and made a counter charge to the Emmettsburg Road in which 3 guns of Battery B 1st Rhode Island were recovered and at the Codori House captured 250 prisoners.
The evening of July 2, the Regiment moved to East Cemetery Hill to re-inforce the 11th Corps and remained there as indicated by monument. During the 3rd companies A. and B. continued here and assisted in repulsing the final assault of the enemy in the afternoon of the 3rd.
Present at Gettysburg 23 officers 312 men
Killed and died of wounds 2 officers 10 men
Wounded 8 officers 43 men
Captured or missing 1 man
Total 64
Mustered in August 28th 1861
Re-enlisted December 29th 1863
Mustered out June 30th 1865
Total enrollment 1020
Killed and died of wounds 9 officers 90 men
Died of disease etc. 1 officer 94 men
Wounded 24 officers 373 men
Captured or missing 5 officers 152 men
Total 39 officers 709 men
Total 748
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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Indigenous Land
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Historical Monument Database: https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=16175
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