Cumberland Township near Round Top in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Michigan Sharpshooters

2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Corps

Photographed By Craig Swain, November 11, 2008

1. Michigan Sharpshooters Monument

Note the state seal at the bottom of the monument.

Inscription. (At Top of Monument): Michigan
Sharpshooters
(At Base): 2d Brig. 1st Div. 3d Corps(Front):Company C,
1st Regiment U.S. Sharpshooters.
Mustered into U.S. service
at Detroit Mich. Aug. 26, 1861
Served until war ended
Fought upon this field
July 2d near Sherfy House
Here July 3d
Wounded 1 officer, 5 men
Missing 1 man.
Total 7.
(Left):Company I,
1st Regiment U.S. Sharpshooters.
Mustered into U.S. service
at Detroit, Mich. Mar. 4, 1862.
Served until war ended.
Fought upon this field
July 2d near Pitzer's Run
here July 3d.
Killed 1 officer.
Wounded 1 officer 3 men.
Total 5.
(Back):Company K,
1st Regiment U.S. Sharpshooters.
Mustered into U.S. service
at Detroit, Mich. Mar. 20, 1862.
Served until war ended.
Fought upon this field.
July 2d near Sherfy House.
Here July 3d.
4 men wounded.
(Right)Company B,
2nd Regiment U.S. Sharpshooters.
Mustered into U.S. service
at Detroit, Mich. Oct. 4, 1861.
Served until war ended.
Fought upon this field
July 2d near Slyder House on extreme left
afterwards at this point.
July

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3d on Cemetery Ridge near centre of line.
4 men wounded.

Erected 1889 by State of Michigan.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1854.

Location. 39° 47.509′ N, 77° 14.363′ W. Marker is near Round Top, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. Memorial can be reached from Sykes Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Located at stop 8, Little Round Top, on the driving tour of 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. 40th New York Infantry (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sixteenth Michigan Infantry (about 500 feet away); 4th Maine Infantry (about 600 feet away); Defense of Little Round Top (about 700 feet away); 140th New York Infantry (about 700 feet away); Historic Breastworks (about 700 feet away); Col. Strong Vincent (about 700 feet away); 6th New Jersey Volunteers (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Round Top.

Also see . . .
1. Little Round Top. National Park Service virtual tour stop. (Submitted on January 3, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

2. Company C, 1st US Sharpshooters. A history of

Front Inscription image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, November 11, 2008

2. Front Inscription

For Company C, 1st US Sharpshooters.

the company. One of the company's famous members was Truman Head, also known as "California Joe." (Submitted on January 3, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Right Side Inscription image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, November 11, 2008

3. Right Side Inscription

For Company I, 1st US Sharpshooters.

Back Inscription image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, November 11, 2008

4. Back Inscription

For Company K, 1st U.S. Sharpshooters.

Left Side Inscription image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, November 11, 2008

5. Left Side Inscription

For Company B, 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters.

Photographed By Craig Swain, November 11, 2008

6. Michigan Sharpshooters Monument

Looking up the west slope of Little Round Top. The 91st Pennsylvania Monument can be seen on the crest.

Looking Past the Monument at Plum Run Valley image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, November 11, 2008

7. Looking Past the Monument at Plum Run Valley

Known as the Valley of Death, the run separates Little Round Top and Houck's Ridge (which ends at the Devil's Den to the south). Some of the Sharpshooters were engaged on July 3 firing at Confederates posted along the ridge in the distance.

The Slyder House image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, November 11, 2008

8. The Slyder House

The Slider House stands to the southwest of the Devil's Den on the west side of Plum Run. Company B, 2nd US Sharpshooters was engaged in the vicinity of this house in the afternoon of July 2, and helped to delay the advance of Hood's Division on the Devil's Den and Little Round Top.

The Sherfy farm house, mentioned on the Michigan Sharpshooters Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Karl Stelly, 2008

9. The Sherfy farm house, mentioned on the Michigan Sharpshooters Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,353 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on July 10, 2013, by Eric Milask of Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on January 3, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 9. submitted on December 30, 2009, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.