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Monument erected to commemorate the seventh W. Va. Vol. Infantry on the Gettysburg Battlefield. One of four W. Va. Memorials. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'

1. Seventh W. Va. Infantry Monument at Gettysburg

IDNO:
001277
Title:
Seventh W. Va. Infantry Monument at Gettysburg
Date:
undated
Description:
Monument erected to commemorate the seventh W. Va. Vol. Infantry on the Gettysburg Battlefield. One of four W. Va. Memorials. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'
Positions of Batteries on Cemetery Ridge. Gettysburg Military Park, PA.Dedicated on September 28, 1898.Front of monument reads: "Sons of the Mountains7th W Va VeteranRomney to Appomattox1st Brigade Carroll 3rd Division 2nd Corps.At dusk July 2nd Carroll’s Brigade was ordered by General Hancock to this point. On arriving there we found the Battery about to be taken charge of by the enemy who were in large force. Whereupon we immediately charged on the enemy and succeeded in completely routing their entire force and driving them beyond our lines."Image from 1965 thesis, "The Seventh West Virginia Volunteer Infantry 1861-1865"

2. Positions of Battteries on Cemetery Ridge

IDNO:
052599
Title:
Positions of Battteries on Cemetery Ridge
Date:
07/02
Description:
Positions of Batteries on Cemetery Ridge. Gettysburg Military Park, PA.Dedicated on September 28, 1898.Front of monument reads: "Sons of the Mountains7th W Va VeteranRomney to Appomattox1st Brigade Carroll 3rd Division 2nd Corps.At dusk July 2nd Carroll’s Brigade was ordered by General Hancock to this point. On arriving there we found the Battery about to be taken charge of by the enemy who were in large force. Whereupon we immediately charged on the enemy and succeeded in completely routing their entire force and driving them beyond our lines."Image from 1965 thesis, "The Seventh West Virginia Volunteer Infantry 1861-1865"
Union Line at Foot of Cemetery Ridge, Seventh Monument at Left. Gettysburg National Military Park.Image from 1965 thesis, "The Seventh West Virginia Volunteer Infantry 1861-1865"

3. Union Line at Foot of Cemetery Ridge

IDNO:
052600
Title:
Union Line at Foot of Cemetery Ridge
Date:
undated
Description:
Union Line at Foot of Cemetery Ridge, Seventh Monument at Left. Gettysburg National Military Park.Image from 1965 thesis, "The Seventh West Virginia Volunteer Infantry 1861-1865"
Detail of Seventh Monument at Foot of Cemetery Ridge. Gettysburg National Military Park. Monument reads "7th West Virginia Infantry The End of Charge July 2, 1863." Image from 1965 thesis, "The Seventh West Virginia Volunteer Infantry 1861-1865"

4. Seventh Monument at Foot of Cemetery Ridge

IDNO:
052601
Title:
Seventh Monument at Foot of Cemetery Ridge
Date:
undated
Description:
Detail of Seventh Monument at Foot of Cemetery Ridge. Gettysburg National Military Park. Monument reads "7th West Virginia Infantry The End of Charge July 2, 1863." Image from 1965 thesis, "The Seventh West Virginia Volunteer Infantry 1861-1865"