Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Robertson's Brigade
Hood's Division - Longstreet's Corps
— Army of Northern Virginia —
Longstreet's Corps Hood's Division
Robertson's Brigade
1st. 4th. 5th. Texas and 3d.
Arkansas Infantry
July 2 Arrived on the field about 4 p.m. Advanced against the Union positions. The 4th and 5th Texas joined in the attack on the Little Round Top which continued until dark. The 1st Texas and 3d Arkansas attacked and assisted in taking the Devil's Den and Rocky Ridge with a number of prisoners and 3 guns of Smith's 4th New York Battery.
Erected 1907 by Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1865.
Location. 39° 47.528′ N, 77° 14.563′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. Marker is on Sickles Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Located in the Devils Den section of 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. 4th New York Independent Battery (a few steps from this marker); Holding Houck's Ridge (a few steps from this marker); The Attack on Devil's Den (within shouting distance of this marker); Buying Time (within shouting distance of this marker); 99th Pennsylvania Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Photography (within shouting distance of this marker); 124th New York Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Slaughter at Devil's Den (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line).
Also see . . . Report of Brig. Gen. J. B. Robertson. In his official report, Robertson describes the split of his brigade, mentioning the 1st Texas and 3rd Arkansas detached from the 4th and 5th Texas. His description indicates the confused nature of the fighting in this sector:
For an hour and upward, these two regiments [1st Texas and 3rd Arkansas] maintained one of the hottest contests, against five or six times their number, that I have witnessed. The moving of Colonel Work to the left, to relieve Colonel Manning while the Fourth and Fifth Texas were closing to the right on General Law's brigade, separated these two regiments from the others. They were steadily moving to the right and front, driving the enemy before them, when they passed the woods or ravine to my right. After finding that I could not move the First and Third to the right to join them, I sent to recall them, ordering them to move to the left until the left of the Fourth should rest on the right of the First; but my messenger found two of General Law's regiments on the left of my two (the Fourth and Fifth Texas), and did not find these regiments at all. (Submitted on November 3, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,305 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 3, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on January 7, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 4, 5. submitted on November 3, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 6. submitted on April 15, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.