Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
45th New York Infantry
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 1, 2008
1. 45th New York Infantry Marker
Crescents, the symbol of the Federal Eleventh Corps, are incorporated in the corners of the marker.
Position
45. N.Y. Inf.
July 1, 1863
Erected 1888 by State of New York.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1862.
Location. 39° 50.667′ N, 77° 14.401′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. Memorial is on McLean Farm Lane, 0.1 miles north of Mummasburg Road, on the right when traveling north. Located south of the McLean Farm on the east side of Oak Ridge, 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 90th Pennsylvania Volunteers (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); 16th Maine Infantry (about 500 feet away); Sacrifice of the 16th Maine (about 500 feet away); 104th New York Infantry (about 600 feet away); 12th Massachusetts Volunteers (about 600 feet away); John Cleveland Robinson (about 600 feet away); 13th Massachusetts Volunteers (about 700 feet away); 88th Pennsylvania Infantry (about 700 feet 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. The 45th New York at Gettysburg.
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Photographed By Craig Swain, November 1, 2008
2. Position Marker and the McLean Farm
The farm is currently used by the National Park Service as service buildings and personnel residences. The recent tree clearing on Oak Hill has nearly restored this location it's wartime appearance. However, the railroad was a post-war addition to the landscape.
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 1, 2008
3. McLean Farm from the Observation Tower
Looking at the farm from the Oak Ridge Observation tower. The Mummasburg Road runs near the base of the tower (foreground here), with flank markers for the 90th Pennsylvania representing the right of the First Corps line. The 45th New York was the left most unit in the Eleventh Corps line, as it advanced in the early afternoon of July 1. Skirmishers of the 45th reached the base of Oak Ridge along the Mummasburg Road, with the center of the line just southeast of the McLean Farm.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,266 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 19, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
