BREVET MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM WELLS WAR MEMORIAL
AWARDED MEDAL OF HONOR FOR "MOST DISTINGUISHED GALLANTRY AT GETTYSBURG" JULY 3, 1863
THIS MEMORIAL SIGNALIZES THE VALOR OF THE OFFICERS AND THE MEN OF THE FIRST VERMONT CAVALRY WHO HERE PAID TO THE NATION THE UTTERMOST TRIBUTE OF DEVOTION.
Location
Address:
GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK-BIG ROUND TOP
City:
GETTYSBURG
State:
Pennsylvania
Zip Code:
17325
Details
Memorial Type:
Medal of Honor War Memorials
Access:
Public
Wars Commemorated:
CIVIL WAR
Year Dedicated:
1913
Photograph By:
CRAIG SWAIN
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