Petersburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Col. George W. Gowen Monument
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, March 29, 2009
1. Col. George W. Gowen Monument Plaque.
Inscription.
Col. George W. Gowen Monument. .
Erected by the surviving Comrades, school children and Citizens of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, and dedicated to The memory of the dead of The 48th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers., Col. George W. Gowen, Killed in action in front of Fort Mahone, April 2nd, 1865 Aged 25 years.
Erected by the surviving
Comrades, school children and
Citizens of Schuylkill County,
Pennsylvania, and dedicated to
The memory of the dead of
The 48th Regiment Pennsylvania
Volunteers.
Col. George W. Gowen,
Killed in action in front of
Fort Mahone, April 2nd, 1865
Aged 25 years
Erected 1907 by Citizens of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is April 2, 1865.
Location. 37° 12.174′ N, 77° 22.851′ W. Marker is in Petersburg, Virginia. Marker is at the intersection of South Crater Road (U.S. 301) and South Sycamore Street, on the right when traveling south on South Crater Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Petersburg VA 23805, United States of America. Touch for directions.
48th Regt.
Penn. Vet. Vol. Inf.
1st Brig. 2nd Div.
Burnside’s 9th A.C.
Mustered in
September 30, 1861
Mustered out
July 17, 1865
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, March 29, 2009
3. Side plaque.
Bas relief depicting the 48th Penn working on the mineshaft of the Crater.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, March 29, 2009
4. Col. George W. Gowen Statue
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, March 29, 2009
5. The State of Pennsylvania - Virtue, Liberty, Independence
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6. Brevet Brigadier Genl Henry Pleasants of the 48th Regt. P.V.V
A large portion of the 48th Pennsylvania were coal miners. Col. Henry Pleasants, a mining engineer by profession, commanded the 48th at the Battle of the Crater.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, March 29, 2009
7. Col. George W. Gowen Monument.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, March 29, 2009
8. Site of the killing ground in front of Fort Mahone.
It is here that Union Fort Sedgwick (Fort Hell) and Confederate Fort Mahone (Fort Damnation) stood just several hundred feet apart. Unfortunately, this portion of the Petersburg battlefield has been completely obliterated by commercial development. As such, the Gowen Monument has become a "poster child" for battlefield preservation.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,738 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on April 1, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.