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3rd Indiana Cavalry

1st Brigade, 1st Division

— Cavalry Corps —

 
 
3rd Indiana Cavalry Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 1, 2008
1. 3rd Indiana Cavalry Monument
Inscription. (Front):
July 1, 1863
3rd Ind. Cavalry
Col. Geo. H. Chapman Comdg.
1st Brigade. 1st Division
Cavalry Corps
Army of the Potomac.
3d Ind. Cav.

(Left):
Enrolled
July 25, 1861.
For three years
or during the war.
3d. Ind. Cav.
1st. Brigade

(Back):
Poolesville.
Middletown.
South Mountain.
Antietam.
Upperville.
Fredericksburg.
Beverly Ford.
Chancellorsville.
Stoneman's Raid.
Gettysburg.
3d. Ind. Cav.
1st. Division.

(Right):
Sheridan's Raid
on Richmond.
Wilderness.
White Oak Swamp.
Wilson's Raid.
Winchester.
Cedar Creek.
Five Forks.
Appomattox.
and many other
raids and skirmishes.
3d. Ind. Cav.
Cav. Corps.

 
Erected 1885 by State of Indiana.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 1, 1892.
 
Location. 39° 50.274′ N, 77° 14.872′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland
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Township. Memorial is on Reynolds Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Located north of the Second Railroad Cut 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. 147th New York Infantry (a few steps from this marker); Trapped in the Cut (within shouting distance of this marker); Brevet Major General James Samuel Wadsworth (within shouting distance of this marker); Davis's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 95th New York Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 6th Wisconsin Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker); 14th Regiment New York State Militia (within shouting distance of this marker); 12th Illinois Cavalry (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
 
Front of Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 1, 2008
2. Front of Monument
Left Side of Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 1, 2008
3. Left Side of Monument
Back of Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 1, 2008
4. Back of Monument
Right Side of Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 1, 2008
5. Right Side of Monument
3rd Indiana Cavalry Monument<br>147th New York Infantry in Background image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, September 23, 2015
6. 3rd Indiana Cavalry Monument
147th New York Infantry in Background
3rd Indiana Cavalry Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 1, 2008
7. 3rd Indiana Cavalry Monument
Looking from the abutment for the bridge over the railroad cut. The 3rd Indiana Cavalry and 147th New York Infantry Monuments are just south of the Gen. Wadsworth Monument.
3rd Indiana Cavalry Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, September 23, 2015
8. 3rd Indiana Cavalry Monument
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,617 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 16, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.   6. submitted on July 17, 2016, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.   7. submitted on January 16, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.   8. submitted on July 17, 2016, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.

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