Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
121st Pennsylvania Infantry
1st Brigade, 3rd Division
— 1st Corps —
(Front):
July 1st 1863
Occupied this position the extreme left of
the Union line. July 2nd & 3rd on Cemetery Ridge.
Present at Gettysburg 11 officers 286 men.
Killed and died of wounds 20 men
Wounded 5 officers 33 men
Captured and missing 1 officer 60 men
1st Brig. 3rd Div. 1s Corps
(Left):
Fredericksburg
to
Appomattox
(Right):
and Venango Counties
Mustered in Sept. 1st 1862
Mustered out June 2nd 1865.
Erected 1888 by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 1, 1863.
Location. 39° 49.826′ N, 77° 15.098′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. Memorial is on Reynolds Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Located on the First Day Battlefield, south of McPherson Woods, 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 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 80th New York Infantry (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Brigade (about 500 feet away); Battery A, Second U.S. Artillery (about 600 feet away); Battery B, First Pennsylvania Artillery (about 700 feet away); 142d Pennsylvania Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away); Abner Doubleday (approx. 0.2 miles away); 8th New York Cavalry (approx. ¼ mile away); Imboden's Brigade (approx. ¼ mile away); 151st Pennsylvania Infantry (approx. ¼ mile away); Robertson's Brigade (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. 121st Pennsylvania Infantry at Gettysburg.
Also see . . . 121st Pennsylvania Infantry. Service record of the regiment. (Submitted on January 13, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 13, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,025 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 16, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 13, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 6. submitted on April 16, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 7. submitted on December 17, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 8. submitted on January 13, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 9. submitted on December 17, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 10. submitted on January 13, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.