The North Carolina Monument is located near the Tennessee Monument. It is sited near the position where North Carolina regiments left the woods and formed up for their participation in Pickett’s Charge. Nearly three quarters of mile ahead at the stone fence near Abraham Brain’s barn there is another North Carolina monument marking the furthest advance of these troops and others on the Gettysburg Battlefield. North Carolina contributed 32 regiments to the Army of Northern Virginia, making it the largest contributor after the state of Virginia itself. Of the 14, 147 men from North Carolina involved in the Battle of Gettysburg, over 40% perished.
The North Carolina Monument is located near the Tennessee Monument. It is sited near the position where North Carolina regiments left the woods and formed up for their participation in Pickett’s Charge. Nearly three quarters of mile ahead at the stone fence near Abraham Brain’s barn there is another North Carolina monument marking the furthest advance of these troops and others on the Gettysburg Battlefield. North Carolina contributed 32 regiments to the Army of Northern Virginia, making it the largest contributor after the state of Virginia itself. Of the 14, 147 men from North Carolina involved in the Battle of Gettysburg, over 40% perished.