Near Spotsylvania Courthouse in Spotsylvania County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

49th New York Infantry

3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 6th Corps

Photographed By Craig Swain, July 6, 2008

1. 49th New York Infantry Monument

Inscription. (Front):
49th
N.Y. Inf'y
3rd Brig. 2d Div.
6th Corps.

Held this position
May 12, 1864.

(Left):The muffled drums
sad roll has beat.
The soldiers last
tattoo.
No more on life's
parade shall meet
that brave and
fallen few.
On fame's eternal
camping ground
their silent tents
are spread
and glory guards
with solemn round
the bivouac of
the

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dead.

(Right):
1864
In memory
of the
brave men
killed on this field
———
Erected
by
their surviving comrades
———
dedicated Oct. 9
1902(Back):
Captains
Ruben B. Heacock
Seward H. Terry
Lieutenants
Herman Haase
Mortimer L. V. Tyler
John P. McVean
Sergeants
Philip S. Moriarity
John H. Richards
Elijah H. Shippee
Henry R. Rogers
Corporals
Franklin

Photographed By Craig Swain, July 6, 2008

2. Left Side

B. Parker
Matthias Berndt
Robert Merrill
William H. Nichols
Arthur Cooper
Julius Goldschmidt
Patrick Murphy
Gilbert D. Harris
Thomas Orr
John S. Grisley
Lafayette Hunting
Samuel W. Pearce
Privates
Harmor Dawson
William Doolittle
John O'Neill
Charles L. Truax
George Voltze
Henry Dayton
William H. Williams
Mortimer Herrick
George Partridge
Frederick Schultz
Dayton R. Leeland
James McGorey
Thomas Apthorp
Timothy O'Regan
Frederick

Photographed By Craig Swain, July 6, 2008

3. Right Side

Schultz
Thomas Brooks
Oscar S. Kimball
Daniel Wilcox

Erected 1902 by State of New York.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1864.

Location. 38° 13.412′ N, 77° 36.004′ W. Marker is near Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County. Marker can be reached from Grant Drive, on the left when traveling east.

Back of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, July 6, 2008

4. Back of Monument

Located on the Bloody Angle trail at tour stop three (Bloody Angle) on the driving tour of Spotsylvania Battlefield unit of the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Spotsylvania VA 22553, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 15th Regiment New Jersey Volunteers (a few steps from this marker); Spotsylvania Campaign (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Spotsylvania Campaign (a few steps from this marker); McGowan's Brigade

49th New York and 15th New Jersey Monuments image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain

5. 49th New York and 15th New Jersey Monuments

The monuments stand at the portions of the Confederate earthworks which these two regiments were able to seize and hold during the battle.

(within shouting distance of this marker); The Confederate Earthworks (within shouting distance of this marker); Struggle for the Bloody Angle (within shouting distance of this marker); Bloody Angle, Crowded Ravine (within shouting distance of this marker); Attack on the Muleshoe (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map

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of all markers in Spotsylvania Courthouse.

Also see . . .
1. Bloody Angle. National Park Service website entry (Submitted on August 15, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

2. 49th New York Infantry. The "Second Buffalo Regiment" included a number of Canadian volunteers. (Submitted on August 15, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,682 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 15, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.