Dedicated on September 17, 1904, the monument to the 132nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment at Antietam is along the Sunken Road (Bloody Lane) off Richardson Avenue. (See map)
From the monument:
Antietam
132 Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
1 Brigade 2 Division 2 Corps
September 17, 1862
Casualties at Antietam
Killed 30
Wounded 114
Missing 8
Total 152
Battles participated in: Antietam, Md. Sept. 17, 1862 Fredericksburg, Va. Dec. 13, 1862 Chancellorsville, Va. Apr. 30 -May 3, 1863
Recruited in: Montour, Wyoming, Bradford, Columbia,Carbon and Luzerne Counties.
Virtue, Liberty and Independence
Erected by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
The 132nd was commanded by Colonel Richard A. Oakford until he was killed in the assault on the Sunken Road. Lieutenant Colonel Vincent M. Wilcox then took command.
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