119th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument, (sculpture).

119th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument, (sculpture).

Ferguson (Firm), fabricator.

119th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated Sept. 22, 1888.

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Sculpture: granite with bronze relief; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. 11 ft. 7 in. x 3 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. 9 in.; Base: approx. 20 in. x 6 ft. x 6 ft.

(On base, left side, upper right corner: FERGUSON. PHILA. (On front:) FORMED LINE AFTERNOON OF JULY 2ND,/REAR OF RIDGE TO RIGHT OF LITTLE ROUND TOP,/MORNING OF THE 3RD, MOVED TO THIS POSITION./AFTERNOON MARCHED TO REAR OF LEFT CENTRE.(sic)/THENCE TO FACE OF ROUND TOP./119TH PENNA INFANTRY/3RD BRIG. 1ST DIV. 6TH CORPS. (On right:) ORGANIZED IN PHILADELPHIA/MUSTERED IN SEPT. 1, 1862./MUSTERED OUT JUNE 19, 1865/AGGREGATE STRENGTH 1200/KILLED AND DIED OF WOUNDS 136/DIED OF DISEASE AND OTHER CAUSES 68/WOUNDED 300 (Inscription on left lists the nineteen battles in which the regiment fought) unsigned Founder's mark appears.

Tapered, castellated monument stands on a low, rough-hewn base. Relief elements include a knapsack with infantry accouterments and a bronze State Seal, both on the front. The monument is topped with a four-sided Greek cross, the insignia of the VI Corps.

History -- United States -- Civil War

History -- United States -- Pennsylvania

Emblem -- Military Insignia

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg

Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia

Administered by Gettysburg National Military Park, 97 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325

Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Howe Avenue, north side, east of Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325

Monument is one of 110 honoring Pennsylvania troops who participated in the Gettysburg campaign. It indicates the position of the 119th Pennsylvania Infantry on the morning of July 3, 1863 when confronting a possible Confederate flanking movement. The piece is located in the yard of a private residence. The sculpture (referred to as MN 377) is listed on the National Park Service, List of Classified Structures and is referenced in the Gettysburg National Military Park Archives, vol. 33.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.

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