This image is of the memorial at Gettysburg Battlefield to the Massachusett's 11th Voluntary Infantry. It is at the intersection of Sickles Avenue and Emmitsburg Road. Known as the "Boston Volunteers", these soldiers became hardened at Bull Run, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. Then came Gettysburg.
This monument was erected in 1885, 22 years after their engagement in July of 1863. Members of the 53rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry supported them early into the battle, one of which was my 3X grandfather. Sadly, this monument was vandalized and broken apart in 2006. Nearly a decade later, it was restored--but two other monuments which were destroyed along with this one were not restored.
This image is after the restoration.
