Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

First Vermont Brigade

Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Regiments

— Second Brigade, Second Division, Sixth Corps —

First Vermont Brigade Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 17, 2008

1. First Vermont Brigade Monument

Inscription. (Right):First Vermont Brigade,
Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Regiments,
Second Brigade, Second Division, Sixth Corps.
—————————Organized in the summer of 1861 by Major General William F. Smith, and commanded by Brig. Gen. W.T.H. Brooks and Brig. Gen. and Brevet Maj. Gen. L.A. Grant, this Brigade fought in whole or part with the Army of the Potomac from the First Bull Run to Appomattox.

Aggregating - including the Eleventh Regiment, for a year part of the Brigade - 11,137 officers and men, it gave 2,439 lives to the Union cause. Killed and mortally wounded in action, 1128. Died of disease and by accident, 1009. Died in Confederate prisons, 302. Wounded not mortally 2,265 - Total, 4,704.

(Left):
Reaching this field by a forced march of thirty-two miles in the evening of July 2, the Brigade took position on the left Union flank, near this point, in anticipation of an attack by the enemy and held the same July 3rd and 4th.

First Bull Run - Salem Heights - Weldon Railroad
Lee's Mill - Fredericksburg June 5, 63 - Charlestown
Williamsburg - Gettysburg - Opequon
Golding's Farm - Funkstown - Fisher's Hill
Savage Station - Rappahannock Sta. - Cedar Creek
White Oak Swamp - Wilderness - Petersburg Mar. 29, 65
Crampton's Pass - Spottsylvania - Petersburg

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Antietam - Cold Harbor - Sailor's Creek
Fredericksburg, Dec 13, 62 - Petersburg, June 18, 64
Marye's Heights - Ream's Station

Erected 1889 by State of Vermont.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1863.

Location. 39° 47.099′ N, 77° 13.943′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Wright Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Located just east of the Big Round Top in Gettysburg National Military Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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: Second Brigade (a few steps from this marker); Battery C, Massachusetts Light Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Division (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); 119th Pennsylvania Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battery C, First New York Light Artillery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jacob Weikert Farm (approx. 0.2 miles away); 6th Maine Infantry (approx. ¼ mile away); Third Brigade (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Markers and Monuments on Wright and Howe Avenues

Right Side Inscription image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 17, 2008

2. Right Side Inscription

at Gettysburg

Also see . . . First Vermont Brigade. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on May 4, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Left Side Inscription image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 17, 2008

3. Left Side Inscription

Close up of Sculpture image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 17, 2008

4. Close up of Sculpture

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 17, 2008

5. First Vermont Brigade Monument

The Brigade was arrayed to the north, on the right of this photo, of what is today Wright Avenue. At the time of the battle, the ground was open slope. One or two regiments were dispatched to the east side of Taneytown Road on the 3rd, for short periods of time.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,553 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 7, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.