Engineer Brigade
Army of the Potomac
Army of the Potomac
Engineer Brigade
Brig. Gen. Henry W. Benham
15th New York (3 Companies)
Major Walter L. Cassin
50th New York
Col. William H. Pettes
United States Battalion
Capt. George H. Mendell
Engaged in arduous duties from June 13 to July 18 1863 bridging rivers and transporting pontoons to enable the Army to cross the Potomac River and its tributaries into Pennsylvania and to recross into Virginia.
Marker is on Pleasonton Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
