Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
20th Regiment Indiana Volunteers
Volunteer Infantry.
July 2nd 1863.
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Col. John Wheeler
Killed near by.
20th Ind.
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 2, 1863.
Location. 39° 47.695′ N, 77° 14.561′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. Memorial is at the intersection of Cross Avenue and Sickles Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Cross Avenue. Located between the Devils Den and Wheatfield sections 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 5th New Hampshire Infantry Left Flank (within shouting distance of this marker); 5th New Hampshire Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Seventh U.S. Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Second Brigade (about 400 feet away); Tenth U.S. Infantry (about 400 feet away); Seventeenth U.S. Infantry (about 400 feet away); 13th Pennsylvania Reservers (about 400 feet away); Eleventh U.S. Infantry (about 400 feet away).
Also see . . .
1. 20th Indiana Infantry Regiment. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on February 28, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. 20th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Stone Sentinels website entry (Submitted on February 28, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
3. 20th Indiana Monument | Monuments Monday in Gettysburg (YouTube, 5 min.). “ On this edition of Monuments Monday in Gettysburg, ACHS Historian Tim Smith talks about the 20th Indiana Monument and discusses a famous rock nearby.” (Submitted on August 6, 2023.)
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