Company K, First Pennsylvania Reserves Monument (Gettysburg, PA)
Union
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Dedication Date:
1991-01-01
Address:
Adams
Pennsylvania
United States
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Company K
First Pennsylvania Reserves
(Thirteenth Regiment)
First (McCandless') Brigade
Third (Crawford's) Division
Fifth (Sykes') Corps
Army of the Potomac
Mustered into Pennsylvania service
June 8, 1861
Mustered into Federal service
July 26, 1861
Mustered Out
June 10, 1864
This monument was erected in 1991 by the Adams County Company K Memorial Committee as a remembrance of the more than 2,000 Adams Countians who participated in the American Civil War, waged between 1861 and 1865 in a successful effort to preserve the Federal Union.
Recruited in Adams County, the men of Company K participated in eight battles: [list]
The casualties sustained were 17 who died in service and 23 who were wounded.
During the Battle of Gettysburg on July 2, 1863, the men of Company K, in the center of the First Reserves, helped to repulse the Confederate attempt to seize Little Round Top, possession of which was the key to victory in the battle. [roster of company K]
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Adams County Company K Memorial Committee
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Historical Monument Database: https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=17965
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