Hampden Township near Mechanicsburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

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Brig. Gen. Albert Gallatin Jenkins, C.S.A.

Photographed By Bill Pfingsten, January 24, 2006

1. Brig. Gen. Albert Gallatin Jenkins, C.S.A. Marker

Inscription. Born November 10, 1830 in Greenbottom, Virginia, he was a graduate of Jefferson College and studied law at Harvard University. Albert Jenkins served as U.S. Congressman from 1857 to 1861 and then resigned to serve the confederacy. Thereafter, he served as a congressman for the first Congress of Confederate states prior to receiving his Brigadier General's Commission. Gen. Jenkins and his command occupied this property June 28-30, 1863 as he probed the defenses of Harrisburg, but was recalled by Gen. Lee to join the main army at Gettysburg. Gen. Jenkins suffered severe wounds from artillery fire during the battle of Gettysburg on July 2, 1863, but recovered. In 1864 he was appointed commander of the Department of West Virginia by the Confederacy. The General was again seriously wounded and captured at the Battle of Cloyd's Mountain and died of those wounds on May 24, 1864.
Jenkins' Cavalry Regiment
Brig. Gen. Albert G. Jenkins, Commanding
14th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, Maj. Benjamin Eakie
16th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, Col. Milton Ferguson
17th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, Col. William French
34th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, Lt. Col. Vincent Witcher
36th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, Col. Charles Thorburn
Charlottsville Virginia Battery, Capt. Thomas Jackson
2nd Baltimore Light Artillery, Capt. William Griffin

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1892.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 40° 13.43′ N, 76° 58.552′ W. Marker was near Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It was in Hampden Township. Marker was on Trindle Road. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 5115 Trindle Rd, Mechanicsburg PA 17050, United States of America.

We have been informed that this sign or monument is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies. Gettysburg Campaign (within shouting distance of this marker); Sporting Hill (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Sporting Hill (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Gettysburg Campaign (approx. 0.9 miles away); Peace Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Peace Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Irving Female College (approx. 1.4 miles away); Simpson Ferry Road (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mechanicsburg.

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Photographed By Bill Pfingsten, January 24, 2006

2. Brig. Gen. Albert Gallatin Jenkins, C.S.A. Marker

Another Confederate monument falls, this time on the West Shore. (Submitted on November 26, 2021.)

Brig. Gen. Albert Gallatin Jenkins, C.S.A. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Pfingsten, January 24, 2006

3. Brig. Gen. Albert Gallatin Jenkins, C.S.A.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,357 times since then and 49 times this year. Last updated on March 2, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 17, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.