Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Lieut. General Richard S. Ewell
2nd Corps Headquarters
Army of Northern Virginia
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, October 8, 2007
1. Lieut. General Richard S. Ewell Marker
2nd Corps Headquarters
Lieut. General
Richard S. Ewell
Divisions
Major Genl. Jubal A. Early
Major Genl. Edward Johnson
Major Genl. R.E. Rodes
July 1,2,3,4,5, 1863
Erected 1920 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 1932.
Location. 39° 49.867′ N, 77° 13.178′ W. Marker is in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. Marker is at the intersection of Hanover Road (State Highway 116) and 6th Street on Hanover Road. Located in Gettysburg National Military Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4 6th St, 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. Henry Culp Farm (approx. Ό mile away); Manor of Maske (approx. 0.3 miles away); Graham's Battery - Dance's Battalion (approx. 0.4 miles away); Milledge's Battery - Nelson's Battalion (approx. 0.4 miles away); Nelson's Battalion (approx. 0.4 miles away); Brown's Battery - Latimer's Battalion (approx. 0.4 miles away); Kirkpatrick's Battery - Nelson's Battalion (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hoke's Brigade (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
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1. Biography of General Ewell. (Submitted on August 30, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
2. Ewell's Gettysburg Campaign Repot. From the Official Records. Perhaps one of the portions most analyzed by historians, referencing Ewell's decision not to press the attack on Cemtery Hill on the first day of battle: On entering the town, I received a message from the commanding general to attack this hill, if I could do so to advantage. I could not bring artillery to bear on it, and all the troops with me were jaded by twelve hours' marching and fighting, and I was notified that General Johnson's division (the only one of my corps that had not been engaged) was close to the town. Cemetery Hill was not assailable from the town, and I determined, with Johnson's division, to take possession of a wooded hill to my left, on a line with and commanding Cemetery Hill. (Submitted on August 30, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed By Craig Swain, June 28, 2008
2. Lieut. General Ewell Headquarters Monument
Photographed By Craig Swain, June 28, 2008
3. Lieut. General Ewell Headquarters Monument
The cannon is a 12-pdr Confederate Napoleon, manufactured in Columbus, Georgia in 1863.
Photographed By Craig Swain, June 28, 2008
4. Area of Ewell's Headquarters
Note the monument on the right side.
5. Lieut. General Richard S. Ewell
General Ewell had been a division commander under General Thomas Jackson. After Jackson's death after the battle of Chancellorsville, Ewell was promoted to command a corps in the reorganized Army of Northern Virginia.
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,199 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 13, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 30, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
