97th New York Infantry Regiment Monument (Gettysburg)
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Unit Represented: 97th New York Infantry Regiment, "9th Regiment New York State Militia", "Conkling Rifles"
Battlefield: Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania
Location: Doubleday Avenue
Map Coordinates: 39.84254,-77.24246
Part of: I Corps, 2nd Division, 2nd Brigade
Commanded by: Colonel Charles Wheelock, Major Charles B. Northrup
Men Engaged at Gettysburg: 255 men
Gettysburg Casualties: 12 killed, 36 wounded, 78 missing
Monument Text
- "97th New York Infantry , 2d Brigade, 2d Division, 1st Corps"
- "Engaged on this ground July 1st 1863, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. assisting in the capture of Iverson's N.C. Brig. C.S.A."
- "Conkling Rifles. Organized and commanded by Col. Chas. Wheelock of Booneville, N.Y."
- "Harpers Ferry, Va., Cedar Mountain, Va., Rappahannock, Va., Thorofare Gap Va., 2nd Bull Run, Va., Chantilly, Va., South Mountain Md., Antietam Md., Fredericksburg Va."
Monument Details
Artist: Frederick & Field, fabricator
Dedicated: July 1, 1889
Dimensions: Sculpture: H. 12 ft. 4 in.; Base: W. 7 ft. x D. 7 ft.
Description: Granite marker stands on a tiered base and is topped with a Corps insignia disk bearing the number 97. A bronze State Seal relief is affixed to the plinth in the front.
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