Lieutenant Colonel Edward Selig Salomon of the 82nd Illinois Infantry Regiment. In the Battle of Gettysburg, Salomon had two horses shot out from under him. He assumed command of the regiment following the wounding of the regiment’s Colonel, Friedrich Franz Karl Hecker, at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Fellow-immigrant German immigrant, Major General Carl Schurz, described him during the battle: “He was the only soldier at Gettysburg who did not dodge when Lee’s guns thundered; he stood up, smoked his cigar and faced the cannon balls with the sang froid of a Saladin.” This view was taken circa the 1860s.
In today’s post, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey presents stories of the 82nd Illinois Infantry Regiment, the 157th New York Infantry Regiment, and the 119th New York Infantry Regiment.
This map shows the location of where our Eleventh Corps at Gettysburg videos were produced. Videos #1-#34 were shown on other maps on our previous posts. Video #35 was taken by the monument to the 74th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. Video #36 was taken at the monument to the 61st Ohio Infantry. Video #37 was taken by the monument to Wheeler’s 13th New York Independent Battery. Video #38 was taken at the monument to the 82nd Illinois Infantry. Video #39 was taken at the monument to the 157th New York Infantry located at the intersection of West Howard Avenue and the Carlisle Road. Video #40 was taken at the monument to the 119th New York Infantry Regiment on East Howard Avenue. This map was created facing north at approximately 6:00 PM on Tuesday, November 3, 2009.
Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey is standing near the monument to the 82nd Illinois Infantry Regiment on West Howard Avenue. It was one of the three “German” regiments furnished to the Union by Illinois. Approximately two-thirds of its members were German immigrants and most of the other third was composed of immigrants from various countries including Scandinavians, Irish and Swiss. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 4:45 PM on Wednesday, October 28, 2009.
In Video #38 (Videos #1-#37 were shown in our previous Eleventh Corps posts) Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey is standing by the monument to the 82nd Illinois Infantry Regiment. He provides some background on the unit. This view was taken facing south to southeast at approximately 4:45 PM on Wednesday, October 28, 2009.
Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey is standing near the monument to the 157th New York Infantry Regiment at the intersection of West Howard Avenue and the Carlisle Road. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 4:45 PM on Wednesday, October 28, 2009.
In Video #39 Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey is standing near the monument to the 157th New York Infantry Regiment. He provides a brief sketch of the unit. This view was taken facing southeast to northeast at approximately 4:45 PM on Wednesday, October 28, 2009.
Stuart Dempsey is standing near the monument to the 119th New York Infantry Regiment at the intersection of East Howard Avenue and the Carlisle Road. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 4:45 PM on Wednesday, October 28, 2009.
In Video #40 Stuart Dempsey is standing by the monument to the 119th New York Infantry Regiment. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 4:45 PM on Wednesday, October 28, 2009.