Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Battery I, First Regiment New York Light Artillery
2nd Division
— 11th Corps —
Artillery
Capt. M. Wiedrich, Commanding
2nd. Division 11th. Corps,
July 1st. 2nd. & 3rd. 1863.
(Back):
3 killed, 10 wounded.
Erected 1889 by State of New York.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1835.
Location. 39° 49.315′ N, 77° 13.744′ W. Marker is in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. Marker is on Baltimore Pike (State Highway 97), on the right when traveling north. Located on East Cemetery Hill 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. 73rd Pennsylvania Infantry (a few steps from this marker); Major General Oliver Otis Howard (a few steps from this marker); Attack on Cemetery Hill (within shouting distance of this marker); 7th West Virginia Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 11th Corps Headquarters (within shouting distance of this marker); 134th New York Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); First Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 106th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
Also see . . .
1. Battery I, First Regiment New York Light Artillery. Service history of the Battery. (Submitted on March 22, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
2. Battery I Monument. SIRIS entry for the monument. (Submitted on March 22, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,240 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 22, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.