49th PA Infantry by weesel
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Description
Last shot for a PA regiment for this tour.
Also, Check this link if you were wondering about the Indian theme for the 42nd New York. I knew from high school that the hall was associated with corrupt politics (now there's a redundancy) and the Irish population, but had no idea how the hall got its name.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tammany-Hall
Well, back to the 49th: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/49th_Pennsylvania_Infantry
T. Rex wondered about the different origins. I recall from somewhere that the regiments were sponsored by the states, so they did not necessarily have men from those areas. PA, MA, and NY were among the richest states and could afford to sponsor more regiments. I'm not sure how that system really worked out as there was a LOT of variety in the Civil War uniforms on both sides. I'm guessing that some of the sponsoring process involved specific kit used by and worn by the troops: not sure why anyone would voluntarily dress as a Zouave, but tastes change.
Sharp eyes will spot some similarity here with the monument for the giant pawn and its cannons.
NOW we move on to the northern area of action.
Enjoy; thanks for viewing.

Comments (5)
These monuments are all so different.
interesting monument
Thanks for the reply to my wondering. And for educating us as to uniforms, kit and gear. I was unaware there was such a great variety in both north and south uniforms. Also, that the setting up of units was based on sponsoring of units by each respective state. The richer the state, the more regiments. I sure learned a lot from just this one post! THANKS!
Superb capture. God bless.
A nice historical (and sad) monument.