Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Arkansas
Third Arkansas Infantry
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 17, 2008
1. Arkansas Monument's Front Inscription
The grateful people of the State of Arkansas erect this memorial as an expression of their pride in the officers and men of the Third Arkansas Infantry, Confederate States Army, who by their valor and their blood have made this ground forever hallowed
(Back Inscription):
The Third Arkansas Infantry Confederate States Army
Erected 1966 by State of Arkansas.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 39° 47.557′ N, 77° 15.306′ W. Memorial is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is at the intersection of West Confederate Avenue and Emmitsburg Road (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling south on West Confederate Avenue. Located near the Snyder Farm, in the Biesecker Woods, 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: Anderson's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Robertson's Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away); Latham's Battery - Henry's Battalion (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hood's Texas Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hood's Division
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Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Gettysburg Markers and Monuments near Biesecker's Woods.
Also see . . . A Brief History of the Third Arkansas Infantry. The regiment was the only unit from Arkansas present at Gettysburg. It fought as part of the famed Texas Brigade. (Submitted on October 11, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 17, 2008
2. Arkansas Monument
The four corner blocks on the monument are cast of aluminum, representing the state's role in the manufacture of that metal.
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 17, 2008
3. Back Inscription
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2001
4. Arkansas Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,255 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 11, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 4. submitted on November 18, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
