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

Lane's Battalion

Anderson's Division - Hill's Corps

— Army of Northern Virginia —

Lane's Battalion Tablet image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, June 28, 2008

1. Lane's Battalion Tablet

Inscription. C.S.A.
Army of Northern Virginia
Hill's Corps Anderson's Division
Lane's Battalion
Patterson's, Wingfield's, and Ross's
Batteries
Three Napoleons, Two 20 pounder Parrotts
Three 10 pounder Parrotts, Four 3 inch Navy Parrotts
And Five 12 Pounder Howitzers
July 2-3 Took part in the battle.

July 4 Remained in position near here and about sunset began the march to Hagerstown.

Losses Killed 3, wounded 21, missing 6. Total 30.

Ammunition expended 1082 rounds. Horses killed or disabled 36.

Erected 1910 by Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 39° 49.123′ N, 77° 14.849′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on West Confederate Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Located on Seminary Ridge in Gettysburg National Military Park, near the North Carolina State Memorial. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania.

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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: 11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment (a few steps from this marker); Heth's Division (within shouting distance of this marker); The War for Memory (within shouting distance of this marker); Wingfield's Battery - Lane's Battalion (within shouting distance of this marker); North Carolina (within shouting distance of this marker); Davis's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Brockenbrough's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Ross's Battery - Lane's Battalion (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Confederate Line of Battle (was within shouting distance of this marker

Photographed by Craig Swain, June 28, 2008

2. Lane's Battalion Tablet

The Battalion was also know as the Sumter Battalion.

but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . The Sumter (Georgia) Artillery. Stone Sentinels website entry (Submitted on June 7, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Lane's Battalion Field of View image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain

3. Lane's Battalion Field of View

Two batteries of Lane's Battalion, Ross' and Wingfields' deployed near where today the North Carolina Monument stands. The batteries were in action against Federal batteries posted on Cemetery Ridge, seen here in the distance, to the east. Patterson's Battery was posted further south, supporting Wilcox's Brigade.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,137 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 16, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.