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

Fourth Volunteer Brigade

Artillery Reserve

— Army of the Potomac —

Fourth Volunteer Brigade Tablet image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, September 17, 2008

1. Fourth Volunteer Brigade Tablet

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Army of the Potomac
Artillery Reserve
Fourth Volunteer Brigade
Capt. Robert H. Fitzhugh
6th Maine Battery F
Lieut. Edwin B. Dow.July 2d and 3d With First Volunteer Artillery Brigade near left of Second Corps line.
Maryland Battery A
Capt. James H. RigbyJuly 2d and 3d Engaged on Powers Hill.
1st New Jersey Battery
Lieut. Augustin N. ParsonsJuly 3d Engaged on line of Second Division Second Corps.
1st New York Battery G
Capt. Nelson AmesJuly 2d Engaged in Peach Orchard.
July 3d Engaged on left of Second Corps line.
1st New York Battery K (11th New York Attached)
Capt. Robert H. FitzhughJuly 3d Engaged on Second Corps line.

Casualties Killed 2 men. Wounded 34 men. Total 36.

Erected 1912 by Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 2, 1863.

Location. 39° 48.811′ N, 77° 14.116′

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W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. Marker is on Hancock Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Located east of the Angle and High Water Mark area 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 99th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers (a few steps from this marker); Battery K, 1st N.Y. Light Artillery (a few steps from this marker); Gettysburg Cyclorama (a few steps from this marker); Arnold's Battery (a few steps from this marker); 1st Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters (a few steps from this marker); 11th Independent (Havelock) Battery (a few steps from this marker); Defining Moments (within shouting distance of this marker); The Aftermath (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.

Photographed By Craig Swain, September 17, 2008

2. Fourth Volunteer Brigade Tablet

The tablet stands beside monuments for Battery K, 1st New York and 11th Battery New York Artillery.

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 995 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 30, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.