Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
75th Pennsylvania Infantry
2nd Brigade, 3rd Division. 11th Corps
Photographed by Craig Swain, April 4, 2009
1. 75th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument
July 1. Fought on this position from 2 p.m. until the Corps retired.
July 2. & 3. Held position at stone wall near the Cemetery as shown by monument there.
Present at Gettysburg 258.
Killed, Officers 3, Men 16.
Wounded, Officers 5, Men 84.
Captured or missing, men 3.
Total loss 111.
(Left):
Mustered in August 9, 1861.
Reenlisted January 2, 1864.
Mustered out September 1, 1865.
(Right):
Freeman's Ford - Gettysburg
Groveton - Wauhatchie
2nd Bull Run - Chattanooga
Erected 1888 by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is January 2, 1864.
Location. 39° 50.6′ N, 77° 13.776′ W. Memorial is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Howard Avenue 0.2 miles east of Carlisle Road (Pennsylvania Highway 34), on the right when traveling east. Located in Gettysburg National Military Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 26th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 82nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. 75th Pennsylvania at Gettysburg.
Also see . . . 75th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. Civil War in the East website entry (Submitted on July 31, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, June 28, 2008
2. Front of Monument
Photographed by Craig Swain, June 28, 2008
3. Left Side
Photographed by Craig Swain, June 28, 2008
4. Right Side
Photographed by Craig Swain, June 28, 2008
5. 75th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument
Flank marker stones stand on either side of the monument.
Photographed by Craig Swain, April 4, 2009
6. 75th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument and Flank Markers
Looking at the monument with both flank markers in view. As with many monuments and flank markers at Gettysburg, one should take the location as more a general indicator instead of a precise position. The 75th Pennsylvania advanced out of Gettysburg as part of Krzyzanowski's Brigade, with the 26th Wisconsin on their right and 82nd Ohio on their left. Confronting Doles' Confederate Brigade on line east of the Carlisle Road, the Brigade fought at close quarters - eyewitness accounts say 75 yards - for under a half hour. In that time 111 men were killed or wounded. The 75th Pennsylvania with the rest of Krzyzanowski's Brigade was overwhelmed with the collapse of the Federal defense on Barlow's Knoll.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,494 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 16, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 7, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 6. submitted on April 16, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
