Minnesota- 1st Infantry Memorial at Gettysburg Nat'l Military Park in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania by Jacob Fjelde

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The Minnesota 1st Infantry Memorial at Gettysburg National Military Park honors the regiment's heroic charge on July 2, 1863, during the Battle of Gettysburg. Sculpted by Jacob Fjelde, the bronze statue depicts an infantryman charging with a bayonet, marking the site where the regiment made a desperate attack to hold the Union line. The charge, ordered by General Winfield Scott Hancock, was crucial in stalling Confederate forces but resulted in heavy casualties, with over 83% of the men killed or wounded. The memorial commemorates this act of valor and sacrifice.