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English: Front of Monument: 125th New York Infantry. 3d Brig. 3d Div. 2d Corps. Recruited in Rensselaer Co. N. Y. Mustered in at Troy, N. Y. Aug. 27, 1862. Engaged in 23 battles Mustered out at Albany, N. Y. June 5, 1865.
Obverse of Monument: George Lamb Willard Colonel 125th New York Infantry, Major 19th United States Infantry, and Brevet-Colonel United States Army. Born August 15, 1827. Killed in action July 2, 1863, while in command of his brigade, at the place marked by a granite monument 70 yards to the left. July 2, 1863. Regiment in line at the stone wall until 7 p. m., when the brigade went to the support of the third corps. Charged and drove back Barksdale's Mississippi brigade. Returned at 8.30 p. m. July 3, 1863. Regiment in front on line of the stone wall, west side of Hancock Avenue at time of Longstreet's assault. Number engaged, 500; killed 26; wounded, 104 Missing 9; total 139. Regiment participated in all of the battles engaged in by the Army of the Potomac from that time up to and including Appomattox, VA., April 9, 1865. |
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| Source | Final Report on the Battlefield of Gettysburg (New York at Gettysburg) by the New York Monuments Commission for the Battlefields of Gettysburg and Chattanooga. Albany, NY: J.B. Lyon Company. |
| Author | New York Monuments Commission |
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