Cumberland Township near Round Top in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
99th Pennsylvania Infantry
2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Corps
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 8, 2008
1. 99th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument
The symbolism of the monument manifests in the shapes used in the monument's composition. A four faceted diamond is perched atop a similarly four sided "keystone" - symbols of the Third Corps and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, respectively.
Fought on this line in the afternoon of July 2nd Present at Gettysburg 339 officers and men Killed and died of wounds 1 officer and 24 men Wounded 4 officers and 70 men Captured or missing 11 men Total 110. (Left):
Recruited in Phila and Lancaster Counties Mustered in July 21 1861 To January 18 1862 Re-enlisted January 1864 Mustered out July 1 1865 Total enrollment 2140. (Back):
Killed and died of wounds 9 officers and 115 men Died of disease and c 1 officer and 116 men Wounded 27 officers and 337 men Captured or missing 2 officers and 153 men Total 760. (Right):
2nd Bull Run - North Anna Chantilly - Totopotomy White's Ford - Cold Harbor Fredericksburg - Petersburg Chancellorsville - Strawberry Plains Gettysburg - Deep Bottom Wapping Heights - Poplar Springs Auburn - Boydton Road Kelly's Ford - Hatcher's Run Mine Run - Petersburg Watkins' House Wilderness - Amelia Springs Spotsylvania - Appomattox.
(Around the Upper step):
99th Pennsylvania Infantry 2nd Brigade 1st Division 3rd Corps
(Front):
Fought on this line in the afternoon of July 2nd Present at Gettysburg 339 officers and men Killed and died of wounds 1 officer and 24 men Wounded 4 officers and 70 men Captured or missing 11 men Total 110
(Left):
Recruited in Phila and Lancaster Counties Mustered in July 21 1861 To January 18 1862 Re-enlisted January 1864 Mustered out July 1 1865 Total enrollment 2140
(Back):
Killed and died of wounds 9 officers and 115 men Died of disease & c 1 officer and 116 men Wounded 27 officers and 337 men Captured or missing 2 officers and 153 men Total 760
(Right):
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Bull Run - North Anna Chantilly - Totopotomy White's Ford - Cold Harbor Fredericksburg - Petersburg Chancellorsville - Strawberry Plains Gettysburg - Deep Bottom Wapping Heights - Poplar Springs Auburn - Boydton Road Kelly's Ford - Hatcher's Run Mine Run - Petersburg Watkins' House Wilderness - Amelia Springs Spotsylvania - Appomattox
Erected 1889 by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 2, 1863.
Location. 39° 47.542′ N, 77° 14.536′ W. Marker is near Round Top, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. Memorial is on Sickles Avenue, on the right 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.
More about this marker. An earlier 99th Pennsylvania monument which was dedicated here in 1886 was moved to near the Angle on Cemetery Ridge in 1889 to make way for this monument. See related markers.
Related markers.
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 8, 2008
3. Left Side of Monument
Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. 99th Pennsylvania Monuments at Gettysburg.
Also see . . . 99th Pennsylvania Infantry. Service record of the regiment. (Submitted on January 6, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 8, 2008
4. Back of Monument
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 8, 2008
5. Right Side of Monument
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 8, 2008
6. 99th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument and Position Marker
Unlike other regiments, the position marker in the foreground here for the 99th Pennsylvania here does not indicate a "left" or "right" flank. This stone is actually a good reference point for the "objective" of the 99th Pennsylvania on the top of the Devil's Den at around 5 p.m. on July 2nd.
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 8, 2008
7. The 99th Pennsylvania Repositions to the Devil's Den
Looking north up the Valley of Death from the Devil's Den, with modern Crawford Avenue passing to the right. The 99th Pennsylvania was initially posted to the right flank of Ward's line, close to the intersection of modern Ayres and Sickles Avenues. As the threat to the Devil's Den developed, Ward ordered the 99th to move through the valley into position to reinforce the 4th Maine. Going into action, 99th wheeled across the foreground here and helped recapture the crest of the Devil's Den. However the success was short lived, and as the Confederate pressure grew, the 99th and the rest of Ward's Brigade were forced off the Devil's Den.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,462 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on January 6, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.