Reverend Father William Corby, C.S.C.
Chaplain 88th Regiment New York Infantry
(Plaque at Statue Base)To the memory
of
Rev. Father William Corby, C.S.C.
Chaplain 88th Regiment New York Infantry
2nd Brigade 1st Division 2nd Corps
The Irish Brigade
July 2nd 1863
(Side Marker Stone):Reverend William E. Corby, C.S.C.
Congregation of Holy Cross
This memorial depicts Father Corby,
a chaplain of the Irish Brigade,
giving general absolution and blessing
before Battle of Gettysburg,
July 2, 1863
President, University of Notre Dame
1866-72, 1877-81
Plaque donated June 1863 by
the Philadelphia Alumni Club
of the University of Notre Dame
Marker is on Hancock Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
