Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Armistead's Brigade
Pickett's Division - Longstreet's Corps
| | Army of Northern Virginia | |
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 17, 2008
1. Armistead's Brigade Tablet
Army of Northern Virginia
Longstreet's Corps Pickett's Division
Armistead's Brigade
9th. 14th. 38th. 53rd. 57th. Virginia Infantry
July 2 Arrived about sunset and bivouacked on the western border of Spangler's Woods.
July 3 In the forenoon formed line behind Kemper and Garnett east of the Woods. When the cannonade ceased advanced to support Kemper's and Garnett's Brigades forming the right of Longstreet's Column. Its losses being less at first than those of the other Brigades it passed the Emmitsburg road in compact ranks and as the front line was going to pieces near the stone wall pushed forward and many of its men and some from other commands responding to the call and following Gen. L.A. Armistead sprang over the wall into the Angle and continued the desperate struggle until he fell mortally wounded beyond the stone wall.
July 4 Spent the day in reorganization and during the night began the march to Hagerstown.
Present 1850. Killed 88, wounded 460, missing 643. Total 1191.
Erected 1910 by Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1965.
Location. 39° 48.771′ N,
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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 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pickett's Division (within shouting distance of this marker); Kemper's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Garnett's Brigade (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line);
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 17, 2008
2. Armistead's Brigade Tablet
Another marker is no longer nearby. Pickett's Charge (was about 600 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,890 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 30, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
