Legacy
- The 124th has two monuments at Gettysburg; one on the site where Colonel Ellis fell, and one at the unit's location during the defense of Pickett's Charge.
- "The Orange Blossom Monument" stands on a pedestal in the middle of Main Street in Goshen.
- Stephen Crane is known to have interviewed veterans of 124th while researching his book The Red Badge of Courage, commonly held to depict a fictionalized version of the Battle of Chancellorsville, and is thought to have based some experiences in the book on their testimony.
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