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147th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument
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147th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument

Birth
Death
unknown
Monument
Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.8159313, Longitude: -77.2204022
Plot
Geary Avenue
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Inscription

147th Pennsylvania Infantry
1st Brigade
2d Division
12th Corps
July 3d 1863

Mustered in Oct. 28th 1862
Reenlisted Dec. 29th 1863. Mustered out July 15th 1865. On the night of July 1st this regiment lay on the northern slope of Little Round Top holding the extreme left of the Union Army. At 6 A. M. on July 2d moved to Culp's Hill, where it was held in reserve until evening then marched toward the left with the brigade. Returning at about 3 A. M. July 3d and occupied this position.

Present at Gettysburg
12 Officers and 286 Men.
Killed and mortally wounded 1 Officer and 5 Men. Wounded 14 Men.


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