Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Arnold's Battery
July 2, & 3. 1863
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 17, 2008
1. Front of Monument
Note the trefoil of the II Corps on the top of the monument.
July 2, & 3, 1863
(Left):
1st R.I. L.A.
Artillery Brigade
2nd Corps
(Right):
24 Wounded
Erected 1886 by State of Rhode Island.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 39° 48.812′ N, 77° 14.127′ W. Memorial is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Hancock Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Located northeast of the Angle and High Water Mark area in 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 marker: 1st Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters (a few steps from this marker); Fourth Volunteer Brigade (a few steps from this marker); Twenty-Sixth North Carolina Regiment (a few steps from this marker); Battery K, 1st N.Y. Light Artillery (a few steps from this marker); Defining Moments (a few steps from this marker); The Aftermath (a few steps from this marker); Gettysburg Cyclorama
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Other markers no longer nearby. Battlefield Landmarks - West and North (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Pettigrew and Trimble's Attack (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Cyclorama Focal Point (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 17, 2008
2. Left Side of Monument
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 17, 2008
3. Right Side of Monument
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 17, 2008
4. Arnold's Battery Position
Arnold's Battery brought six 3-inch Ordnance Rifles into the battle. Today four examples flank the monument.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,491 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 31, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
