114th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment

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The monument to the 114th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment (Collis’ Zouaves) is on the south side of Plank Road (Virginia Route 3).

Colonel Charles H.T. Collis commanded the regiment at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Colonel Collis was forced to leave the field due to sickness on May 3. Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Cavada then took command.

The regiment is also honored by a monument on the Gettysburg battlefield.

3rd Corps headquarters flag Attached to the 3rd Corps – 1st Division – 1st Brigade 3rd Corps, 1st Division headquarters flag
Monument to the 114th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Collis' Zouaves) on the Chancellorsville battlefield

The monument is on the south side of Plank Road in a difficult to visit location

From the base of the monument

Collis Zouaves

From the bronze tablet on the monument:

Erected to mark the line of battle of the
114th Reg’t. Pennsylvania Vol’s.
on the memorable 3rd day of May 1863, where it lost 3 officers
and 35 enlisted men killed

List of Killed
Major Joseph S. Chandler
Captain Frank Eliot, Co. F.
Lieu’t. George M. Cullen, Co. G.

Henry Steelman. Co. A.
Serg’t. Alfred Tricker. Co. B.
John Alqueshouse. Co. B.
Albert Holworth. Co. B.
John J. Springer. Co. B.
Samuel T. Sapp. Co. B.
Edward Simms. Co. B.
Samuel M. Whitesell. Co. B.
George Lutz. Co. C.
Martin A. Shimp. Co. C.
John B. Wilson. Co. C.
Corp’l William Cumpston. Co. D.
Albert Colsher. Co. D.
George A. Dobler. Co. D.
Frank McGrady. Co. D.
Simeon Davis. Co. E.
Henry Didline. Co. E.


William Stratton. Co. E.
William Whiting. Co. E.
Serg’t John Bussinger. Co. F.
Benjamin Davis. Co. F.
George Howell. Co. F.
William Plews Jr. Co. F.
George Rutter. Co. F.
George Reayer. Co. F.
George W. Young. Co. F.
John J. Gempshore. Co. G.
Serg’t Penrose B Wead. Co H.
Harvey Marshall. Co. H.
Serg’t David F. Edgar. Co. I.
Vanleer E. Bond. Co. I
James Bryan. Co. I.
Charles F. Wahan. Co. I.
Augustus Rhinefeldt. Co. I.
David Q Hitchinson. Co. K.

Monument to the 114th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Collis' Zouaves) on the Chancellorsville battlefield

Location of the monument to the 114th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment at Chancellorsville

The monument is on the south side of Plank Road (Virginia Route 3) about 500 yards east of the Visitor Center. Plank Road is a divided highway at this point with poor access to the monument from the westbound lanes.

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