88th Penna Infantry 2277
by Guy Whiteley
Title
88th Penna Infantry 2277
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Guy Whiteley
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Photograph - Photograph
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The monument to the 88th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment is northwest of Gettysburg on Doubleday Avenue, the site of the regiment's position during the fighting on July 1st. It was dedicated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1889.
The 88th Pennsylvania was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Major Benezet F. Foust. He was wounded on the 1st, and Captain Edmund A. Mass then took command. When Captain Mass was captured Captain Henry Whiteside took over the regiment.
First Sergeant Edward L. Gilligan of Company
E was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 3rd when he "Assisted in the capture of a Confederate flag by knocking down the color sergeant."
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June 5th, 2013
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