150th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers
2nd Brigade, 3rd Division
(Front):2d. Brigade,
3d. Div.
1st Corps.
July 2d. & 3d.
1863.
Erected by survivors
1888
2d. Regt.
Bucktail Brigade
150th. Regt. P.V.
(Left):July 1st. This
regiment fought
near Chambersburg
Pike beyond the
town, where its
monument stands,
losing 53 killed,
134 wounded and
77 missing. A total
of 264 out of
397 engaged.
(Back):July 2d. In evening
skirmished to
Emmitsburg Road
in front of this
position recovering
two guns. Remained
on skirmish line
until morning.
(Right):July 3d. Held this
position under
heavy fire until
close of battle.
Recruited in
Phila., Crawford,
McKean, & Union
Counties. Mustered
in Sept. 4, 1862.
Mustered out
June 23, 1865.
Marker is on Hancock Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
