39th New York Infantry Regiment's Monument at Gettysburg

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Taken from Final Report on the Battlefield of Gettysburg (New York at Gettysburg) by the New York Monuments Commission for the Battlefields of Gettysburg and Chattanooga. Albany, NY: J.B. Lyon Company, 1902.

INSCRIPTIONS 
Front - 39TH NEW YORK INFANTRY, (GARIBALDI GUARDS) 3D BRIG. 3D DIV. 2D CORPS.
Reverse - THIS REGIMENT AT ABOUT 7 O'CLOCK P. M. JULY 2, 1863 BEING ORDERED TO SUPPORT GENERAL SICKLES' LINE CHARGED AND DROVE THE ENEMY RECAPTURING THE GUNS AND EQUIPMENT OF BATTERY 1, 5TH U. S. ARTILLERY A STONE TABLET MARKS THE PLACE WHERE THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED.
Left Side - THIS REGIMENT COMPOSED OF 4 COMPANIES HELD THIS POSITION JULY 2 AND 3, 1863
Right Side - CASUALTIES KILLED 15, WOUNDED 80, TOTAL 95

39th New York Infantry Regiment's Civil War Historical Sketch

Captain Carlos Alvarez De La Mesa Collection - 39th New York Infantry Regiment

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