1st Regiment Maryland Cavalry Marker

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Near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

1st Regiment Maryland Cavalry

1st Regt. MD Cav Monument Photo, Click for full size

By Craig Swain, April 12, 2008

1. 1st Regt. MD Cav Monument

Inscription. (Front Face):
Maryland's Tribute to Her Loyal Sons
Dedicated to the
1st Regt. MD. Cav.
Lt. Col. James M. Deems
1st Brig. 2nd Div. Cavalry Corps
Illegible inscription line
July 3d, 1863

(Rear Face):
Organized at Baltimore, MD.
November 1861
Participated in sixty-two engagement
including the following-
Charlestown, Va - May 23, 1862.
2d Bull Run - Aug. 29-30, 1862.
Stoneman's Raid, Va. - Apr & May 1863.
Brandy Station, Va. - June 9, 1863.
Aldie, Va. - June 19, 1863.
Gettysburg, Pa - July 2-3, 1863
Deep Bottom, Va - Aug. 16-18, 1864.
Five Forks, Va. - April 4, 1865.
Appomattox Court House, Va - April 9, 1865
Casualties in Action During the War
Killed 1 Officers 32 Men 33 Total
Wounded 10 Officers 147 Men 157 Total
Captured or Missing 12 Officers 208 Men 220 Total
Aggregate 410
Mustered out Aug 8, 1865.

Location. 39° 49.507′ N, 77° 9.777′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. Marker is on Cavalry Field Road. Click for map. Located in the East Cavalry Battlefield section of the Gettysburg National Military Park. Marker is in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are

Back of Monumet Photo, Click for full size

By Craig Swain, April 12, 2008

2. Back of Monumet

within walking distance of this marker. First Brigade (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Second Division (about 400 feet away); Union Cavalry (about 500 feet away); Co. A Purnell Legion (about 700 feet away); Michigan Cavalry Brigade (about 800 feet away); Third Pennsylvania Cavalry (approx. 0.2 miles away); A Violent Collision of Cavalry (approx. 0.2 miles away); Second Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Gettysburg.

Also see . . . Narrative History of the 1st Maryland Cavalry. (Submitted on July 14, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

By Craig Swain, April 12, 2008

3. 1st Regt. MD Cav Monument

Closeup of Monument Detail Photo, Click for full size

By Bill Coughlin, November 6, 2010

4. Closeup of Monument Detail

1st Maryland Position Photo, Click for full size

By Craig Swain

5. 1st Maryland Position

Initially the regiment was posted near the bend of the road, where the monument stands today. However by the time the 7th Michigan was engaged at the Phipps' Fence area, the regiment had been moved further east along Low Dutch Road.

Credits. This page originally submitted on July 14, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 925 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 16, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 4. submitted on November 13, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. 5. submitted on July 17, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.