Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
1st Regiment Delaware Volunteers
Photographed By Craig Swain, February 21, 2009
1. 1st Regiment Delaware Volunteers Marker
of
1st Reg. Del. Vol's.
July 2nd and 3rd 1863.
Erected 1886.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1625.
Location. 39° 49.016′ N, 77° 14.51′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. Memorial can be reached from Long Lane, on the left when traveling west. Located near the site of the Bliss farm 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. Site of the Bliss House (here, next to this marker); 12th New Jersey Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker); 14th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker); 8th Ohio Infantry (approx. ¼ mile away); United States Army Tank Corps (approx. ¼ mile away); Camp Colt: The Tank Corps (approx. ¼ mile away); Holding Their Line (approx. ¼ mile away); Companies G and I, 4th Ohio Infantry (approx. 0.3 miles 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. 1st Delaware at Gettysburg.
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Photographed By Craig Swain, February 21, 2009
2. 1st Delaware and Bliss House (14th Conn.) Markers
Photographed By Craig Swain, February 21, 2009
3. Site of the Bliss House and Barn
Looking south down the line of markers at the Bliss farm site. The house stood near the location of the 1st Delaware and Bliss House (14th Connecticut) markers. The barn stood beyond the fence line. The 1st Delaware was among several regiments that posted skirmishers forward to the Bliss farm in order harass and keep watch on the Confederate lines on Seminary Ridge.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,089 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 1, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
