The monument to the 54th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment is just north of New Market, Virginia. (see map below) It was erected on October 25, 1905. A brass tablet beneath the monument explains the monument’s rededication in 1984 to all who fought in the Battle of New Market. The monument is next to the Bloody Cedars wayside marker, which tells the story of the 54th Pennsylvania at New Market, where they suffered the second-highest regimental loss in the battle.
From the tablet on the monument
Erected
to the memory
of the heroic dead
of the 54th Regt.
Pa. Vet. Vol. Infty.
who gave their lives
in defence of their
country
1861–1865.
From the brass tablet at the base of the monument:
At ceremonies conducted 16 September 1984,
title to this monument was transferred from
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to the New
Market Battlefield Park. The monument was
originally dedicated on 25 October 1905 to the
men of the 54th Pennsylvania Infantry. It now
serves as a memorial to all who fought at the
Battle of New Market on 15 May 1864.
Location of the 54th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment monument
The marker is on the north side of New Market, Virginia on the west side of the Valley Pike (U.S. 11). It can either be reached from the Valley Pike or by a foot trail which passes under the Interstate from the battlefield park. (38.665426° N, 78.661938 W°)