73rd New York Infantry Regiment, Gettysburg

73rd New York Infantry Regiment Monument, Sickles Avenue, Gettysburg, Pa. Gettysburg Battlefield National Park. The 73rd New York was formed in May of 1861 and men were drawn from the volunteer fire companies of New York City. They served in Sickle Excelsior Brigade. Also known as the 2nd Fire Zouaves they saw action in Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and at Appomattox Courthouse. In Gettysburg they were commanded by Major Michael Burns. The monument was erected in 1897 by the "Insistence of the Volunteer Fireman of the City Of New York".