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One of the heros of Gettysburg, Hays held Ziegler's Grove and the north end of Cemetery Ridge during Pickett's Charge, and is honored by a monument and statue on the Gettysburg Battlefield.
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The monument is made from a 42-pounder rifled cannon set into a stone base. The large caliber cannon was manufactured in 1859 and used for coastal defence during the war. The trefoil shape of inscription tablet is the symbol for the Union Second Corps.
From the front of the monument:
Here
Fell
General
Alexander Hays
3d Div. 2d Corps U.S.V.
May 3, 1864
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From the rear base of the monument:
Erected by
General Alexander Hays Post No. 3
Department of Pennsylvania G.A.R.
and
Davis Star Camp, Sons of Veterans
At the rear of the base is an inscription:
This ground donated by Major W.S. Embrey, C.S.A
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Wounded soldiers from the battles in the 'Wilderness' at Fredericksburg, Va
4094 - Fredericksburg, Va. Wounded from the Battle of the Wilderness
.. 4309 - Fredericksburg, Virginia. Wounded Indians from the Wilderness on
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Medal Of Honor - other
8th Michigan: Col Frank Graves
Killed at the Battle Of The Wilderness - other
57th New York: Ltc Alford B. Chapman
Killed at the Battle Of The Wilderness - other