Mount Pleasant Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Cavalry Division
Army of Northern Virginia
Photographed By Craig Swain, April 12, 2008
1. Cavalry Division Tablet
Cavalry Division
Stuart's Division Major General J.E.B. Stuart
Hampton's Brigade Brig. Gen. Wade Hampton, Col. L. S. Baker
Robertson's Brigade Brig. Gen. Beverly H. Robertson
Fitz Lee's Brigade Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee
Jenkins's Brigade Brig. Gen. A.G. Jenkins, Col. M.J. Ferguson
Jones's Brigade Brig. Gen. William E. Jones
W.H.F. Lee's Brigade Col. J.R. Chambliss, Jr.
Stuart's Horse Artillery Six Batteries Major R.F. Beckham
Robertson's and Jones's Brigades with 3 batteries detached and operating on right flank of the Army
July 1. The Division on the march from Dover to Carlisle received information that the Confederate Army was concentrating at Gettysburg
July 2. The advance near Gettysburg late in the afternoon engaged with Custer's Cavalry Brigade at Hunterstown on the left and rear of Early's Division
July 3. Pursuant to order the Cavalry Division of Four Brigades took position on the left in advance of Early on a ridge which controlled the open ground toward Hanover. Gregg's Union Cavalry was massed in full view. The sharpshooters were advanced and soon became engaged. The battle continued until near night being hotly contested. At night the Division withdrew to the York Road.
July 4. The Division was posted on the flanks
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Casualties Killed 36 Wounded 140 Missing 64 Total 240
Erected 1907 by Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 1, 1863.
Location. 39° 50.102′ N, 77° 10.206′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Mount Pleasant Township. Marker is on Cavalry Field Road (Confederate Cavalry Avenue), on the right when traveling north. Located in the East Cavalry Battlefield section of the 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 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Captain Thomas E. Jackson's Battery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); McGregor's Battery - Beckham's Battalion (about 300 feet away); Hampton's Brigade (about 600 feet away); Chambliss's Brigade (about 800 feet away); Breathed's Battery - Beckham's Battalion (approx. 0.2 miles away); Horse Artillery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Green's Battery - Jones's Battalion (approx. ¼ mile away); A Thunderous Charge (approx. ¼ mile away); Fitzhugh Lee's Brigade (approx. 0.3 miles away); Civil War Hospital (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
Also see . . .
via Wikipedia, 1863
2. James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart
1. J. E. B. Stuart. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on November 11, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Cavalry Division, Major General James E. B. Stuart. Stone Sentinels website entry (Submitted on May 23, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed By Brian Scott, September 23, 2015
3. Cavalry Division Monument
Photographed By Craig Swain, April 12, 2008
4. Cavalry Division Tablet
Photographed By Brian Scott, September 23, 2015
5. Cavalry Division Monument
Photographed By Craig Swain, July 24, 2008
6. Trostle Farm
Along Hoffman Road to the west of the Cavalry Battlefield is the Trostle Farm House. Somewhere in the vicinity of the house, a gun from Jackson's Battery fired four shots on the morning of July 3, 1863. These four shot were answered by counterfire from Pennington's Federal battery to the east, starting the cavalry fighting on this side of the Gettysburg battlefield.
Photographed By Craig Swain, April 12, 2008
7. Issac Miller Farm
Just west of the East Cavalry Battlefield, on Cavalry Field Road, is the site of Issac Miller's Farm. The sign in front of the property indicates the farm was used as a hospital by Stuart's Division on July 3, 1863.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,117 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 21, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on November 11, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on December 2, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 4. submitted on July 21, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 5. submitted on December 2, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 6. submitted on August 28, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 7. submitted on July 23, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
