Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
7th New Jersey Volunteers
3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 3 Corps
Photographed by Craig Swain, June 28, 2008
1. 7th New Jersey Volunteers Monument
(Text on several facets at the Monument base)
Killed 24, Wounded 77, Missing 13, Total 114.
Here Col. Francine Fell.
First position 300 yds. N.E. of this. Heavily engaged there. Moved here to reinforce Graham's Brigade.
erected by the State of New Jersey 1888.
Mustered in Sept. 3 1861, Mustered out July 17, 1865. Engaged in 38 battles
3d Brig. (Burlings) 2nd Div 3rd Corps
Erected 1888 by State of New Jersey.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 2, 1863.
Location. 39° 48.089′ N, 77° 14.805′ W. Memorial is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is at the intersection of Sickles Avenue and Wheatfield Road, on the right when traveling north on Sickles Avenue. Located in Excelsior Field, near stop 10, the Peach Orchard, on the driving tour of 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: Clark's Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); 139th Pennsylvania Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker); Sickles' Excelsior Brigade
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Photographed by Craig Swain, June 28, 2008
2. Right Front Facet
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3. Second Facet
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4. Third Facet
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5. Fourth Facet
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6. Fifth Facet
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7. Sixth Facet
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8. Left Front Facet
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,281 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on October 31, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
