Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
1st & 2d Regiments United States Cavalry
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 1, 2008
1. 1st & 2d Regiments United States Cavalry Position Marker
by
Detachments
of the
1st. & 2d. Regiments
United States Cavalry
During July 3d. 1863
Erected 1907 by Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 3, 1917.
Location. 39° 46.636′ N, 77° 15.926′ W. Memorial is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It can be reached from Emmitsburg Road (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling south. Located on the South Cavalry Battlefield section of Gettysburg National Military Park, off an unnamed and unpaved park road. 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Position of the Reserve Brigade (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sixth U.S. Cavalry (about 800 feet away); Reserve Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battery K, First U.S. Artillery (approx. 0.2 miles away); First U.S. Cavalry (approx. 0.2 miles away); Second U.S. Cavalry (approx. 0.2 miles away); 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry (approx. 0.3 miles away); Chaplain Samuel Henry Stein (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
More about this memorial. Best reached by parking at the main South Cavalry Battlefield pulloff, then walking north to the unnamed road. It was at one time called "Merritt Avenue".
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 1, 2008
2. Looking down the Unnamed Lane
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 1, 2008
3. The Unnamed Lane
The lane was likely an old road used in the early days of the park. Unmaintained today, it leads to position markers for the 1st and 2nd US Cavalry and the 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 1, 2008
4. The Regulars Advance
The US Regular Cavalry Regiments in Merritt's Brigade, including the 1st and 2nd U.S. Cavalry, advanced across the open fields here in the afternoon of July 3rd.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,588 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 9, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
