Cumberland Township near Round Top in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
12th Pennsylvania Reserves
41st Infantry
— 3d Brigade, 3d Division, 5th Corps —
Photographed By Craig Swain, April 4, 2009
1. 12th Pennsylvania Reserves Monument
On the front of the monument is Maltese Cross, the symbol of Fifth Corps, and the state coat of arms.
41st Infantry
Mustered in May 30 - July 3, 1861 - Mustered out June 11, 1864
Recruited in Philadelphia, Wyoming, Bradford, Dauphin, Northampton,
Westmoreland, York, Indiana, Huntingdon, and Franklin Counties
Present at Gettysburg 26 officers and 294 men
Killed 1 man wounded 1 man
Total enrollment 1100
Killed and died of wounds 1 officer and 112 men, Died of disease etc. 1 officer and 69 men
Wounded 15 officers and 211 men, Captured or missing 2 officers and 95 men
Total casualties 506
(Back):
5th Corps
Dranesville, Mechanicsvile, Gaines' Mill, Glendale, or New
Market Cross Roads, Malvern Hill, Groveton, 2d Bull Run
South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Britsoe
Station, Rappahannock Station, Mine Run, Wilderness, Spotsylvania
North Anna to Totopotomoy, Bethesda Church
Occupied this position on the evening of July 2d and
held it to the close of the battle.
Erected 1890 by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.
Location. 39° 47.175′ N, 77° 14.34′ W. Marker
this page online
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 5th Pennsylvania Reserves (within shouting distance of this marker); 20th Maine Regiment (within shouting distance of this marker); 119th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker); 118th Pennsylvania Volunteers (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); 9th Massachusetts Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away); Third Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away); 10th Pennsylvania Reserves (approx. 0.2 miles away); Law's Brigade (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Round Top.
Also see . . .
1. 12th Pennsylvania Reserves / 41st Infantry Regiment. Service history of the regiment. (Submitted on April 11, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
2. 12th Pennsylvania Reserves / 41st Infantry Regiment Monument. SIRIS entry for the monument. (Submitted on April 11, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
3. 12th Pennsylvania Reserves. "The Civil War in the East" unit history. (Submitted on May 22, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed By Craig Swain, April 4, 2009
2. Back of Monument
Photographed By Craig Swain, April 4, 2009
3. State Coat of Arms
Photographed By Craig Swain, April 4, 2009
4. 12th Pennsylvania Reserves Position
Looking from the regiment's left flank marker stone toward the monument.
Photographed By Craig Swain, April 4, 2009
5. Walls at the Crest of Big Round Top
Looking from the monument toward the rock walls across the crest of Big Round Top. To the far right is one structure which definitely of post war vintage - the base for an observation tower which stood on Big Round Top, built by the War Department shortly after the park was formed.
Photographed By Craig Swain, April 4, 2009
6. Right Flank
Looking from the right flank marker stone toward the monument.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,824 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 11, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
