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

134th New York Infantry

1st Brigade, 2nd Division

— 11th Corps —

134th New York Infantry Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, February 21, 2009

1. 134th New York Infantry Monument

Above the front inscription is the State Seal of New York, and a crescent moon, the symbol of Eleventh Corps. The monument is topped by a minne ball.

Inscription. (Front):134th
New York
Infantry,
1st Brigade,
2nd Division,
2nd Division,
11th Corps.
(Back):July 1st 1863
This Regiment
was engaged about
one quarter mile
east of Gettysburg
near York Road

July 2d and 3d
held this position

Casualties;
Killed 42,
Wounded 151,
Missing 59.

Erected 1888 by State of New York.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 1, 1986.

Location. 39° 49.325′ N, 77° 13.765′ W. Marker is in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. Marker is on Baltimore Pike (State Highway 97), on the right when traveling north. Located on East Cemetery Hill in 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. 106th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers (a few steps from this marker); 27th Pennsylvania Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 73rd Pennsylvania Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery I, First Regiment New York Light Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); Major General Oliver Otis Howard

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Second Division (within shouting distance of this marker); Army of the Potomac (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Army of the Potomac (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. 134th New York Infantry at Gettysburg.

Also see . . . 134th New York Infantry. Service history of the regiment. (Submitted on March 18, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Back of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, April 4, 2009

2. Back of Monument

Photographed By Craig Swain, February 21, 2009

3. State Seal

Knapsack and Cartridge Box image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, February 21, 2009

4. Knapsack and Cartridge Box

134th New York Infantry Position image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, February 21, 2009

5. 134th New York Infantry Position

Looking at the monument from a few steps to the west. The 134th New York was initially posted in what is today the National Cemetery across Baltimore Pike. As the Confederates attacked East Cemetery Hill in the evening of July 2, the regiment moved with the brigade to a position here to reinforce the pressed Federal forces.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,389 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 18, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on April 17, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 18, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.