Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
3rd Maine Infantry
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 17, 2008
1. 3rd Maine Infantry Marker
Maine
Infantry
engaged here
forenoon of
July 2nd
1863.
Erected by State of Maine.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1863.
Location. 39° 48.476′ N, 77° 15.436′ W. Memorial is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is at the intersection of Berdan Avenue and West Confederate Avenue, in the median on Berdan Avenue. Located on Seminary Ridge, in the Pitzer's Woods section, 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: 1st U.S. Sharpshooters (within shouting distance of this marker); Company F, 1st U.S. Sharpshooters (within shouting distance of this marker); Deadly Sharpshooters (within shouting distance of this marker); Patterson's Battery - Lane's Battalion (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wilcox's Brigade (about 700 feet away); Blount's Battery - Dearing's Battalion (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lieutenant General James Longstreet (approx. 0.2 miles away); Macon's Battery - Dearing's Battalion (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
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Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. 3rd Maine Infantry Markers at Gettysburg.
Also see . . . After Action Report of Col. Moses Lakeman. (PDF) Lakeman commanded the regiment during the battle. His report details the regiments support of Berdan's skirmish line. (Submitted on October 3, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 17, 2008
2. 3rd Maine Infantry Marker
The marker for the 3rd Maine is located within the loop of Berdan Avenue. In the foreground is the flank marker for the 1st US Sharpshooters Regiment.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 5, 2010
3. Closeup of 1st US Sharpshooters Right Flank Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,478 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 3, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on December 5, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
