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

Second Brigade

Second Division - Sixth Corps

— Army of the Potomac —

Second Brigade Tablet image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 17, 2008

1. Second Brigade Tablet

Inscription. Army of the Potomac
Sixth Corps Second Division
Second Brigade
Col. Lewis A. Grant
2d. 3d. 4th. 6th. Vermont Infantry
July 2 Arrived about 5 p.m. after a march of 33 miles from Manchester Md. Moved to the left later and at dark to the extreme left with one regiment the 5th Vermont on picket.

July 3 The Brigade advanced a short distance and took position with its right on east slope of Round Top its left on the Taneytown Road and remained until the close of the battle under no fire except that from Artillery.

Casualties Wounded 1 Man.

Erected 1912 by Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 39° 47.104′ N, 77° 13.957′ 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: First Vermont Brigade (a few steps from this marker); Battery C, Massachusetts Light Artillery (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Second Division (approx. 0.2 miles away); 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.

Also see . . . 1st Vermont Brigade. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on May 4, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 17, 2008

2. Second Brigade Tablet

Vermont Brigade Front image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 17, 2008

3. Vermont Brigade Front

The Vermont Brigade defended a line along what is today Wright Avenue, facing south. The position effectively refused the Federal left, preventing any flanking attacks on July 3, 1864. The sector was rather quite, resulting in only one recorded casualty.

Skirmish Line image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 17, 2008

4. Skirmish Line

A skirmish line was formed to the west of the Vermont line, linking into the Federal forces defending Big Round Top. The skirmishers held a line along what is today Wright Avenue, extending into the woods to the crest of Big Round Top.

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 1,134 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 7, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.