Cumberland Township near Round Top in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
2nd Position of 118th Pennsylvania Volunteers
July 2nd 1863.
1st Brig. 1st Div. 5th Corps
Erected 1886.
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° 47.949′ N, 77° 14.619′ W. Marker is near Round Top, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. Memorial is on Wheatfield Road, on the left when traveling east. Located on the north edge of the Wheatfield 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. Brevet Major General Samuel Zook (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Division (about 400 feet away); Ninth Massachusetts Battery (about 600 feet away); Battery D, 1st New York Light Artillery (about 700 feet away); 140th Pennsylvania Infantry (about 800 feet away); Third Brigade (about 800 feet away); 66th New York Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away); Field Hospital of the 32nd Massachusetts Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Round Top.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. 118th "Corn Exchange" Regiment at Gettysburg.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 1, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,106 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 1, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.