Offered here is a large (10.75” x 13.75”) photograph of the monument honoring the 137th New York Infantry regiment located on Culp’s Hill at Gettysburg.

The photograph is clear with good contrast, sepia in tone, and shows the area behind the monument that is much more open than the area is currently. Image is number “981E” and has a small “Tipton / photo” notation on lower, right corner.

Image is pasted to a dark brown cardboard mount with gilt, beveled edges. The back features a Tipton / Gettysburg, Pa. rubber stamp impression. Condition is very good overall with just light wear to some of the edges.

The 137th New York Infantry Regiment played a crucial role at the Battle of Gettysburg by holding the extreme right flank of the Union Army for a time on Culp's Hill.

Led by Colonel David Ireland, they were stationed on the right end of the brigade line on Culp's Hill, forming an L-shaped (refused) flank to protect against Confederate encirclement on July 2, 1863. Outnumbered, they used breastworks and rocks, launched daring bayonet charges, and repulsed Confederate assaults during the evening and night of July 2 and into July 3. The regiment brought 456 men to the field; suffered 137 casualties (40 killed, 87 wounded, 10 missing). The monument is located on the east side of Slocum Avenue at Culp's Hill.  [jet][ph:L]

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