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Union Monuments

Gettysburg is a northern battlefield in south-central Pennsylvania. Gettysburg is about 8 miles north of the Mason-Dixon line and about 10 miles from Emmitsburg. With having more than 18 northern monuments represented in Gettysburg along with numerous monuments. The largest monument to the northern states is from Pennsylvania. It is also the most expensive. It contains eight bronze statues and was dedicated in 1910.

Monuments are dedicated to the following here at Gettysburg: States, Regiments, Individual soldiers, and there are two that represent dogs. Some if not all will be talked about over time. Common monument like flank markers are square cement blocks showing the location of where the regiment fought. Usually there are two of them and they fought between them.

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