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The 17th Pennsylvania
Cavalry monument stands near the spot where the videttes of the
17th PA stood watch over the Mummasburg Road north of the town
of Gettysburg Pennsylvania on July 1, 1863. This 27-ton block of granite features a life-size bas relief
sculpture of cavalryman George W. Ferree of Company L. The monument
was dedicated on Sept. 11, 1889 by veterans of the regiment.
Inscribed
on the monument is: "The regiment held this position on the
morning of July 1, 1863, from 5 o'clock until the arrival of First Corps
troops. The Brigade then moved to the right, covering the roads to
Carlisle and Harrisburg and holding the enemy in check until relieved by
troops of the Eleventh Corps. It then took position on the right
flank of the infantry, and, later, aided in covering the retreat of the
11th Corps to Cemetery Hill, where it went into position with the Division
on the left of the army."
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Members of the17th Pa. Volunteer Cavalry Reenactor Unit on a recent clean-up day at the 17th Monument. |
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