Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
10th New York Infantry
(National Zouaves)
| | 2d Brigade, 3d Division, 2d Corps | |
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 17, 2008
1. 10th New York Infantry Monument
Note the drum atop a knapsack, draped with a flag on the top of the monument. The trefoil of the 2nd Corps appears on the top step of the monument.
New York
Infantry
(National Zouaves)
2d Brigade,
3d Division,
2d Corps.
July 3d 1863.
(Back):
At N.Y. City, For 2 Years.
Mustered Out May 7th, 1863.
Re-organized As 10th Battalion
New York Infantry
April 26th, 1863.
Mustered Out June 30th 1865.
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Held This Position
With 8 Officers and
90 Enlisted Men, As
Provost Guard,
Hays' Division,
During Pickett's Charge,
July 3rd, 1863.
Casualties,
Killed 2, Wounded 4.
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Participated
In All The Campaigns
Of The Army Of The
Potomac.
Erected 1889 by State of New York.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 3, 1863.
Location. 39° 48.856′ N, 77° 14.065′ W. Memorial is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Hancock Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Located near the old Cyclorama Building on Cemetery Ridge, at 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 page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . .
1. Ziegler's Grove. National Park Service virtual tour stop. (Submitted on December 30, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
2. 10th New York Infantry. Known as the New York National Guard Zouaves, the regiment was cut down to a battalion by the time of Gettysburg. (Submitted on December 30, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 17, 2008
2. Trefoil, Front Inscription, and State Seal
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 17, 2008
3. Plaque on Back of Monument
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 5, 2010
4. 10th New York Infantry Marker
An equestrian statue of Commanding General George G. Meade can be seen next to the marker.
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 17, 2008
5. South End of Ziegler's Grove
The grove and ground that is today the old Cyclorama Building was the "rear area" of Hays' Division on July 3.
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
6. Position of the 10th New York
Looking from the left flank marker stone toward the monument (in the distant right). The battalion was posted in the area behind the main lines in order to control stragglers.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,711 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 30, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 4. submitted on November 13, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 5, 6. submitted on December 30, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
