Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
Iron Brigade
| | July 1st, 1863 | |
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 16, 2008
1. 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Monument
1st Brigade
1st Division
1st Corps
Position July 2 & 3 on
Culp's Hill
(Left Side):
July 1st 1863
302
Killed 26
Wounded 155
Missing 52
Aggregate 233
(Right Side):
U.S. Service
June 18, 1861
(Back):
Killed in Action 168
Wounded in Action 654
Died of Wounds 96
Died of Disease 86
Erected 1888 by State of Wisconsin.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 39° 50.133′ N, 77° 15.241′ W. Memorial is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Meredith Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Located in the Herbst Farm Woods (also called McPherson's or Reynolds' 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: First Brigade (a few steps from this marker); 7th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment (a few steps from this marker); 24th Michigan Infantry Regiment
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Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. 2nd Wisconsin at Gettysburg
Also see . . . 2nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on May 7, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 16, 2008
2. Left Side Inscription
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 16, 2008
3. Right Side Inscription
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 16, 2008
4. Back Inscription
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 16, 2008
5. 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Monument
The Monument stands beside the Iron Brigade Tablet. The right flank marker for the regiment is on the left of this photo beside the road. The right flank marker is behind the brigade tablet. The position indicated by the flank markers was occupied after the brigade retracted from Willoughby Run. This was part of the defensive line held through the mid-day portions of the fighting.
Photographed by Craig Swain
6. Willoughby Run Quarry
On a foot trail paralleling the tree line, about 150 yards west of the 7th Wisconsin monument is this depression along Willoughby Run. The depression was once a quarry in use at the time of the battle. The quarry was an obstacle to Archer's Confederates in their advance early in the morning of July 1st. Later Confederates were pinned down in this area by the counter charge of the 2nd Wisconsin. Confederate General James Archer was captured just west of Willoughby Run by Private Patrick Maloney of Company G, 2nd Wisconsin.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,104 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 17, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 6. submitted on January 9, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
