Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Third Division
Calvary Corps
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Photographed by Henry T. McLin, January 1, 2009
1. Third Division Tablet
Calvary Corps
Third Division
Brig. General Judson Kilpatrick
Second Brigade Brig. Gen. George A. Custer
Headquarters Guard Co. C 1st Ohio Capt. S. N. Stanford
June 30. The First Brigade was attacked by Stuart's Confederate Calvary at Hanover and was repulsed.
July 1. Marched to Berlin to intercept Stuart without success.
July 2. Arrived on the field of Gettysburg at 2 P.M. Moved over the road from Gettysburg to Abbottstown and was attacked at sundown near Hunterstown by Stuart's Calvary which was driven from the field after an engagement of two hours.
July 3. Moved to attack the Confederate right and rear. The Second Brigade reported Gen. Gregg and was engaged on the extreme right. Gen. Farnsworth arrived on the extreme left. About 5:30 P.M. the First and Reserve Brigades advanced Gen. Farnsworth with the 1st West Virginia and 18th Pennsylvania through the woods and across the walls occupied by superior forces of the Confederate Infantry and Artillery and was repulsed with heavy loss and Gen. Farnsworth killed.
July 4. Moved to Emmitsburg.
Casualties Killed 4 Officers 49 Men. Wounded 19 Officers 16 Men. Captured or missing 1 Officer 120 Men. Total 355.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1893.
Location. 39° 47.084′ N, 77° 14.998′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It can be reached from South Confederate Avenue 0.7 miles east of Emmitsburg Road (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling east. Located in the Bushman Woods section of Gettysburg National Military Park, on a horse trail about 20 yards off the road. 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: 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry (within shouting distance of this marker); First Brigade (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Reilly's Battery - Henry's Battalion (about 700 feet away); Farm Field to Battlefield (approx. 0.2 miles away); A Ride to Death (approx. 0.2 miles away); Longstreet Attacks (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battery E, Fourth U.S. Artillery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Soldiers and Sailors of the Confederacy (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
Other markers no longer nearby. The Wounded and the Dead (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Farnsworth's Cavalry Charge
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
2. Third Division Tablet
Also see . . . Biography of Judson Kilpatrick. (Submitted on January 2, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
3. Tablet Seen from the Avenue
4. General Judson Kilpatrick
Kilpatrick was nicknamed "Kil Cavalry" by many in the army.
(Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, Call No: LC-B811- 341[P&P])
(Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, Call No: LC-B811- 341[P&P])
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2009, by Henry T. McLin of Hanover, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,129 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 2, 2009, by Henry T. McLin of Hanover, Pennsylvania. 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 2, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
