Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
17th Connecticut Volunteers
2nd Brigade 1st Division 11th Corps
of the
17th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers
2nd Brigade 1st Division, 11th Corps
In memory of their gallant comrades
who fell here on the 1st day
and on this battlefield on the 2nd and 3rd days of July,
1863
(Back):Lieut. Col. Douglas Fowler
Sergt. Samuel Comstock
Priv. Elephalet Mead
Priv. William S. Gregory
Corpl. Henry Burns
Priv. Michael Fox
Priv. William W. Westlake
Priv. Calvin Nobles
Capt. James E. Moore
Sergt. William O'Douchy
Sergt. August E. Bronson
Sergt. Bethel S. Barnum
Priv. Frank J. Benson
Priv. Theodore Blackman
Priv. Smith Delevan
Priv. Daniel H. Purdy
(Right):Priv. Richard D. Taylor
Priv. Rufus Warren
Priv. Joseph S. Whitlock
Corpl. Alvah E. Wilcox
Priv. William F. Bradley
Priv. John R. Booth
Priv. Stephen C. Crofut
Priv. Wilbur B. Morgan
Priv. John W. Metcalf
(Left):Sergt. Edwin D. Pickett
Priv. John A. Black
Priv. Lawrence Carney
Priv. Cassius M. Crabbe
Corpl. James Gordon
Priv. James Flynn
Priv. George H. Gurnsey
Priv. Francis Nash
Priv. John Welsh
Erected 1884 by State of Connecticut.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.
Location. 39° 50.725′ N, 77° 13.572′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. Memorial is on Howard Avenue, ¼ mile north of Old Harrisburg Road (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling south. Located in Gettysburg National Military Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Battery G Fourth U.S. Artillery (a few steps from this marker); Francis Channing Barlow (a few steps from this marker); A Father's Loss (within shouting distance of this marker); 153d Pennsylvania Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Driven Back (within shouting distance of this marker); 25th and 75th Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Gordon's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); First Division (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. 17th Connecticut at Gettysburg.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,461 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 12, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 6. submitted on June 9, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.