Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

126th New York Infantry

3rd Brigade, 3rd Division

— 2nd Corps —

126th New York Infantry Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, September 17, 2008

1. 126th New York Infantry Monument

At the top of the monument is a trefoil, the symbol of the II Corps.

Inscription. (Front):126th New York
Infantry.
3d Brig. 3d Div.
2d Corps.
July 3d 1863.
(Back):
The Regiment was in position two hundred yards at the left, July 2d until 7 p.m. when the Brigade was conducted thirteen hundred yards further to the left and the Regiment with the 111th N.Y. and the 125th N.Y. charged the enemy in the swale, near the source of Plum Run, driving them therefrom and advancing one hundred and seventy five yards beyond, towards the Emmitsburg Road, to a position indicated by a monument on Sickles Avenue. At dark the Regiment returned to near its former position. In the afternoon of July 3d it took this position and assisted in repulsing the charge of the enemy, capturing three stands of colors and many prisoners.

    Number Engaged. Killed. Wounded. Missing.
Officers               30.         5.           9.
Enlisted Men       425.       35.       172.       10.
Total Engaged 455. Total losses 231.

(Left):The Regiment participated in
the following engagements.
Harper's Ferry - Tolopotomoy
Gettysburg - cold Harbor
Auburn Ford - Petersburg
Bristoe Station - Deep Bottom
Mine Run - Strawberry Plains
Morton's Ford - Ream's Station
Wilderness - Boydton Plank Road
Po River - Sutherland's Station
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(Right):Colonel Eliakim Sherrill.
Born February 16th 1813.
Died July 4th 1863.Served as a member of Congress and State Senator.
Entered the U.S. military service as Colonel of the 126th N.Y. Infantry in 1862.
Mortally wounded July 3d 1863, while in command of his Brigade.

Erected 1888 by State of New York.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1802.

Location. 39° 48.999′ N, 77° 14.066′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. Memorial is on Hancock Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Located west of the parking area for the old Visitor Center, in Ziegler's Grove at Gettysburg National Military Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Alexander Hays (a few steps from this marker); 90th Pennsylvania Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker); First Massachusetts Sharpshooters (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery G, Second U.S. Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); 88th Pennsylvania Volunteers (within shouting distance of this

Front Inscription image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, September 17, 2008

2. Front Inscription

marker); Gettysburg National Military Park (within shouting distance of this marker); 108th New York Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery I First U.S. Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.

Also see . . . 126th New York Infantry in the Civil War. Discusses the service of the regiment. (Submitted on December 20, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Back of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, September 17, 2008

3. Back of Monument

Left Side of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, September 17, 2008

4. Left Side of Monument

Right Side of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, September 17, 2008

5. Right Side of Monument

Colonel Eliakim Sherrell image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, September 17, 2008

6. Colonel Eliakim Sherrell

Relief on the front of the monument.

State Seal on Front of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, September 17, 2008

7. State Seal on Front of Monument

Right Flank Marker Stone image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, September 17, 2008

8. Right Flank Marker Stone

The right flank stone in the foreground here indicates the relative location of the regiment during the repulse of Longstreet's July 3 attack.

The 126th Regiment's View image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, September 17, 2008

9. The 126th Regiment's View

The regiment held a position at the north end of Ziegler's Grove during the repulse of Longstreet's attack of July 3. This view looks across Hancock Avenue at the Emmitsburg Road entrance to the park. Beyond the roads are the fields over which the Confederates charged on July 3.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,731 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on December 19, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 8, 9. submitted on December 20, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.