| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — Company D, 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters Maine Volunteers |
| | Company D Maine Volunteers 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters July 2, 1863 Killed 1 Wounded 5 Missing 5 — Map (db m15117) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — Companies E and H, Second U.S. Sharpshooters Second Brigade First Division, Third Corps |
| | (Front):Companies E and H Second United States Sharpshooters. Second Brigade. First Division, Third Corps. ——————————Arrived on the field July 1. At 6 p.m. July 2 met the onset of Longstreet's Corps near this point and helped to check its advance upon Round Top. July 3 reinforced the front lines in the repulse of Pickett's assault. July 4, skirmished all day along the Emmetsburg Road. Number engaged, 48, wounded 9, captured 5. . . . — Map (db m15119) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — 4th Maine Infantry 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Corps |
| | (Front):4th Maine Infantry Colonel Elijah Walker (Left Front Facing):3d Corps. 1st Division. 2d Brigade. (Left Rear Facing): 22 killed and died 38 wounded 56 missing (Right Rear Facing):Erected by the State of Maine (Right Front Facing):In remembrance of our casualties July 2d, 1863 — Map (db m15079) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — 99th Pennsylvania Infantry 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Corps |
| | (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 . . . — Map (db m15086) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — Devil's Den and the Slaughter Pen July 2nd 1863 - Second Day |
| | "Awful, awful rocks!!" For weeks after the battle, a delirious Alabama soldier suffering from his wounds repeated these words The labyrinth of boulders and crevices in front of you was known to local residents as "Devil's Den," a name that would become famous in the history of the Civil War. The rocky gorge to your left and behind you earned the name "Slaughter Pen" for the great number of Confederates killed there. Late on the afternoon of July 2, Confederates of Hood's Division captured . . . — Map (db m15095) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — Benning's Brigade Hood's Division - Longstreet's Corps Army of Northern Virginia |
| | Army of Northern Virginia Longstreet's Corps Hood's Division Benning's Brigade 2d. 15th. 17th. 20th. Georgia InfantryJuly 2 Formed in line about 4 p.m. in rear of Law's and Robertson's Brigades and moving forward in support took active part in the conflict which resulted in the capture of the Devil's Den together with a number of prisoners and 3 guns of Smith's 4th New York Battery. — Map (db m15091) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — Robertson's Brigade Hood's Division - Longstreet's Corps Army of Northern Virginia |
| | 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. — Map (db m13303) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — Confederate Sharpshooter? |
| | “
some mother may yet be patiently waiting for the return of her boy, whose bones lie bleaching, unrecognized and alone, between the rocks at Gettysburg.”
Alexander Gardner Civil War photographer
In front of you is the setting of one of Gettysburgs most famous historic photographs, taken three days after the battle. The photo depicts a stone wall probably built and used by Confederate sharpshooters, a rifle-musket propped against the wall, and the body of a Confederate . . . — Map (db m5809) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — 4th New York Independent Battery (Smith's) Artillery Brigade - 3rd Corps |
| | (Front): 4th New York Ind'p't Battery (Smith's) Artillery Brigade 3rd Corps July 2, 1863 2 to 5 p.m. (Back):Casualties 2 killed - 10 wounded 1 captured At the time of the assault by Hood's Division of the Confederate Army this Battery supported by the Fourth Maine Infantry, formed the extreme left of the Third Corps line three guns of the two sections in action on this crest were captured by the Confederates. The third section was in position to the right and rear and continued . . . — Map (db m13317) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — The Attack on Devil's Den |
| | The Confederate infantry attack of July 2nd swept from Seminary Ridge and struck the left of Sickles line. For two terrible hours one reinforced Union Brigade and two batteries of artillery took the full shock of a three brigade attack. The survivors finally fell back to Cemetery Ridge. — Map (db m13319) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — Smith's New York Battery July 2 1863 - Second Day |
| | "For God's sake, men, don't let them take my guns away from me!" Capt. James E. Smith, U.S.A. Commander, 4th New York Battery On July 2, Capt. James E. Smith hauled four of the six cannon of his 4th New York Battery onto this craggy ridge, positioning them along the crest behind you. The cannon were 10-pounder Parrotts - rifled guns with a three-inch bore and a range of up to 2 miles. At about 3:30 p.m., Confederate cannon about a mile in front of you began pounding this position, and Smith's . . . — Map (db m13320) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — The Fight for Devil's Den July 2 1863 - Second Day |
| | "No, boys, hold your fire until they come right up. Then pour a volley into them, and if they don't stop run your bayonets into their bellies." Brig. Gen. Henry L. Benning, C.S.A. Benning's Brigade, Hood's Division The fate of Devil's Den (located to your left) was partly decided in the Triangular Field, the grassy five acres in front of you. Union infantry, in support of Smith's 4th New York Battery, took position on the rocky ridge behind you. About 4:00 p.m. on July 2, after a 30-minute . . . — Map (db m13321) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — 124th New York Infantry 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Corps |
| | (Front):124th New York Infantry. 2nd Brigade 1st Division 3rd Corps July 2nd 1863. (Back):The Orange Blossoms went into action on this spot with 18 officers and 220 men. Lost in killed and wounded 7 officers and 85 men. ———— Mustered in-Sept. 5, 1862. Total Enlistments - 1320. Total Losses 516. Mustered out-June 2, 1865. (Right):KilledCol. A. Van Horn Ellis Captain Isaac Nicoll Sergt John D. Drake Corpl Jacob Lent Priv William Lamereaux Priv . . . — Map (db m15089) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — Second Brigade First Division - Third Corps Army of the Potomac |
| | Army of the Potomac Third Corps First Division Second Brigade Brig. Gen. J. H. Hobart Ward Col. Hiram Berdan 20th Indiana, 3d. 4th. Maine 86th. 124th. New York, 99th Penna Infantry 1st, 2d, (8 cos.) U.S. SharpshootersJuly 1 Arrived after sunset and bivouacked for the night. July 2 The Corps having relieved Second Division Twelfth Corps in the morning the Brigade took position on the left of the Division and extended to the base of Little Round Top. Between 2 and 3 p.m. advanced with the . . . — Map (db m15051) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — 86th New York Infantry 2d Brigade, 1st Division 3d Corps |
| | (Front):86th New York Infantry. 2d Brig. 1st Div. 3d Corps. (Back):This Regiment held this position in the afternoon of July 2d 1863. ———— Casualties; Killed 11, Wounded 51, Missing 4. — Map (db m15054) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — 20th Regiment Indiana Volunteers |
| | 20th Regt. Indiana Volunteer Infantry. July 2nd 1863. ——— Col. John Wheeler Killed near by. 20th Ind. — Map (db m15062) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — 40th New York Infantry Mozart Regiment 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Corps |
| | (Front):40 N.Y. Infty. Mozart Regiment 3rd. Brig. 1st. Div. 3rd. Corps. July 2, 1863, 4-30 p.m. Casualties. Killed. 23. Wounded. 120. Missing. 7. (Left): This Regiment was mustered in, June 27, 1861. Mustered out, June 27, 1865. Companies B, C, H, & K were from the state of Massachusetts. Casualties in the regiment during the war. Killed officers 9, men, 220. Wounded officers 40, men 692. Missing officers 2, men 266. Total 1229. — Map (db m15109) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — 6th New Jersey Volunteers 3d Brigade, 2d Division, 3d Corps |
| | (Front):6th New Jersey Volunteers Lieut. Col. S. R. Gilkyson 3d Brig. Burlings 2d Div - 3d Corps Erected by the State of New Jersey 1888 (Left):Engaged here July 2 1863. Being detached from the Brigade supported batteries on Cemetery Ridge July 3 Losses Killed 5. Wounded 29. Missing 7. Total 41. (Right):Mustered in Aug. 9. 1861. Consolidated with 8th Reg. N.J.V. Oct. 12, 1864. Engaged in 30 Battles — Map (db m15102) HM |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — Fourth New York Independent Battery Artillery Brigade - Third Corps Army of the Potomac |
| | Army of the Potomac Third Corps Artillery Brigade Fourth New York Independent Battery Six 10 pounder Parrotts Capt. James E. Smith Commanding July 2 Arrived from Emmitsburg at 9 a.m. Four guns posted on the heights above Devil's Den at 2 p.m. Two guns in this position. After the capture of three of the guns in the advanced position and the repulse of their support this section opened fire with great effect on the Confederate forces advancing up the valley. At 6 p.m. this section was moved . . . — Map (db m15105) HM |
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