Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
59th New York Infantry
3rd Brigade, 2nd Division
— 2nd Corps —
(Front):
New York
Infantry,
3d Brig. 2d Div.
2d Corps.
(Left):
W.L. Tidball,
M.A. Thoman,
H.P. Rugg,
W.A. Olmstead.
(Back):
of this regiment
held this position
July 2 and 3 1863,
where Max A. Thoman,
Lieut. Colonel in command,
fell mortally wounded.
Casualties;
killed 6, wounded 28.
(Right):
July 4, 1861.
Participated in
23 Engagements.
Mustered out
June 30, 1865.
Erected 1889 by State of New York.
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° 48.723′ N, 77° 14.175′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. Memorial is on Hancock Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Located south of the "Copse of Trees" on Cemetery 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. Twentieth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 7th Michigan Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Fifteenth Massachusetts Vounteer Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Nineteenth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Wright's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); First New York Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); 69th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker); High Water Mark (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
Also see . . . 59th New York Infantry. Service history of the regiment. (Submitted on February 18, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
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