Image of a simple monument to the 147th Pennsylvania Infantry. The star shaped monument sits on rock in woods; written on the face of monument: 147th Regiment Infantry / Penna. Veteran Vols. / Night of July 1, / 1863. Other monuments can be seen to the left. One of the numerous monuments erected on the Gettysburg battlefield to honor the soldiers who fought and died in this decisive battle. For a another image of this monument see photCL 445 (311). Photographer unidentified; image probably by William H. Tipton (1850-1929).
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
1 print : albumen ; image 15.2 x 21 cm (6 x 8 1/4 in.) ; overall 24.8 x 30.5 cm (9 3/4 x 12 in.)
United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 147th (1862-1865) Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863--Monuments United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments--Photographs United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments
Place
Gettysburg (Pa.)
Source
John P. Nicholson Collection: Civil War Photographs. United States Civil War, Huntington Digital Library
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