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

North Carolina

1863

Photographed by Craig Swain, June 28, 2008

1. Statue for the North Carolina Monument

Gutzon Borglum created this sculpture. He used photos of North Carolina veterans of the war as a basis. Orren Smith was the "model" for the color bearer. A wounded officer points and urges two solders onward toward the enemy, while Smith supports them with the colors.

Inscription. To the eternal glory of the North Carolina soldiers, who on this battlefield displayed heroism unsurpassed. Sacrificing all in support of their cause. Their valorous deeds will be enshrined in their hearts of men long after these transient memorials have crumbled into dust.

Thirty two North Carolina regiments were in action at Gettysburg July 1,2,3, 1863. One Confederate soldier in every four who fell here was a North Carolinian.

This tablet erected by the North Carolina Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy

(On the ground in front of the main tablet):
North Carolina Organizations in the Army of Northern Virginia at the Battle of Gettysburg
July 1-3, 1863
6th, 21st, 57th Infantry - Hoke's Brigade of Early's Division
1st, 3rd Infantry - Steuart's Brigade of Johnson's Division
32nd, 43rd, 45th, 53rd Infantry and 2nd Battalion - Daniel's Brigade of Rodes' Division
5th, 12th, 20th, 23rd Infantry - Iverson's Brigade of Rodes' Division
2nd, 4th, 14th, 30th Infantry - Ramseur's Brigade of Rodes' Division
11th, 26th, 47th, 52nd Infantry - Pettigrew's Brigade of Heth's Division
55th Infantry - Davis' Brigade of Heth's

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

Division
7th, 18th, 28th, 33rd, 37th Infantry - Lane's Brigade of Pender's Division
13th, 16th, 22nd, 34th, 38th Infantry - Scales Division
1st North Carolina Artillery, Battery A - McLaws Division
Branch (North Carolina) Artillery and Rowan (North Carolina) Artillery - Hood's Division
Charlotte (North Carolina) Artillery - Pender's Division
1st Cavalry - Hampton's Brigade of Stuart's Division
2nd, 4th Cavalry - Robertson's Brigade of Stuart's Division
5th Cavalry - W.H.F. Lee's Brigade of Stuart's Division

Erected 1929 by North Carolina Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 1, 1864.

Location. 39° 49.1′ N, 77° 14.837′ 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. 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. 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

Another View of the Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, June 28, 2008

2. Another View of the Statue

other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The War for Memory (a few steps from this marker); Wingfield's Battery - Lane's Battalion (within shouting distance of this marker); Lane's Battalion (within shouting distance of this marker); Davis's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Heth's Division (within shouting distance of this marker); Graham's Battery - Poague's Battalion (within shouting distance of this marker); 11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment (within shouting distance of this marker); Lieut. General Ambrose P. Hill (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Confederate Line of Battle (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Foggy Morning at the North Carolina Monument. Gettysburg Daily article. (Submitted on December 2, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

North Carolina Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, July 29, 2016

3. North Carolina Statue

Photographed by Craig Swain, June 28, 2008

4. Main Tablet

Ground Tablet Listing Regiments image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, June 28, 2008

5. Ground Tablet Listing Regiments

Note the Cavalry regiments listed conflicts with several sources. In The Gettysburg Campaign: A Study in Command, (considered one of the most authoritative on the subject), Edwin B. Coddington lists the 4th and 5th North Carolina Cavalry with Robertson's Brigade. He also lists the 2nd North Carolina Cavalry with W.H.F. Lee's Brigade. It is likely the 2nd and 5th were transposed on the inscription.

Close Up of Faces image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, June 28, 2008

6. Close Up of Faces

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, July 29, 2016

7. North Carolina Statue

Wide view of statue

Memorial with Tablets and the NPS Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, June 28, 2008

8. Memorial with Tablets and the NPS Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,383 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 17, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on November 17, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 17, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 7. submitted on November 17, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 8. submitted on September 17, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.