81st Pennsylvania Infantry

81st Pennsylvania Infantry (HMA9Q)

Location: Gettysburg, PA 17325 Adams County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 47.795', W 77° 14.518'

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1st Brigade, 1st Division

— 2nd Corps —

(Front):
81st Penna
Infantry
1st Brig. 1st Div. 2nd Corps.
Fought on this line in the afternoon of July 2nd
Present at Gettysburg 175 officers and men
Killed and died of wounds 9 men
Wounded 5 officers and 40 men
Captured or missing 8 men
Total loss 62

(Left):
Recruited in Philadelphia, Carbon and
Luzerne Counties
Mustered in August 6 to October 27 1861
Re-enlisted December 23 1863
Mustered out June 29 1865

(Back):
Yorktown - Wilderness
Fair Oaks - Spotsylvania
Peach Orchard - North Anna
Savage's Station - Totopotomoy
White Oak Swamp - Cold Harbor
Glendale - Petersburg
Malvern Hill - Strawberry Plains
Antietam - Deep Bottom
Fredericksburg - Reams Station
Chancellorsville - Petersburg (Squirrel Level Road)
Gettysburg - White Oak Road
Bristoe Station - Southerland Station
Kelly's Ford - Amelia Court House
Mine Run - Farmville (Cumberland Church)
Appomattox

(Right):
Total enrollment 1620
Killed and died of wounds 17 officers and 187 men
Died of disease etc. 2 officers and 89 men
Wounded 44 officers and 516 men
Captured or missing 3 officers and 130 men
Details
HM NumberHMA9Q
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Year Placed1889
Placed ByCommonwealth of Pennsylvania
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, September 5th, 2014 at 4:22am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 308050 N 4407584
Decimal Degrees39.79658333, -77.24196667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 47.795', W 77° 14.518'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 47' 47.70" N, 77° 14' 31.08" W
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Area Code(s)717
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 253-259 Ayres Ave, Gettysburg PA 17325, US
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