Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
18th Pennsylvania Cavalry
1st Brigade 3d Division
— Cavalry Corps —
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
1. 18th Pennsylvania Calvary Monument
(front):1st Brigade 3d Division
Cavalry Corps
Army of the Potomac
(rear):
The regiment participated in the cavalry fights at Hanover June 30th and Hunterstown July 2nd 1863. On July 3d occupied this position and in the afternoon charged with the brigade upon the enemy's infantry behind the stone wall to the north of this point on the outer edge of the woods.
Killed 2 men, wounded 4 men.
Captured or missing 8 men.
Participated with the armies of the Potomac and Shenandoah in 51 battles, and out of a total enrollment of 2020, lost in killed, died, wounded and prisoners 688, of whom 131 died in the hands of the enemy while prisoners of war.
Erected 1889 by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is June 30, 1864.
Location.
this page online
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Third Division (within shouting distance of this marker); First Brigade (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Farm Field to Battlefield (approx. 0.2 miles away); Reilly's Battery - Henry's Battalion (approx. 0.2 miles away); A Ride to Death (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battery E, Fourth U.S. Artillery (approx. 0.2 miles away); 5th New York Cavalry (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Wells (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
Also see . . . Interpretations of Farnsworth's Charge. Lately historians have advanced different interpretations as to the details of Farnsworth's charge. This web article from Eric J. Wittenberg and J. David Petruzzi details the more traditional approach. (Submitted on January 3, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed By Henry T. McLin, January 1, 2009
2. Close Up of Front Inscription
Photographed By Henry T. McLin, January 1, 2009
3. Horse Figure on Top of Monument
Photographed By Henry T. McLin, January 1, 2009
4. Pennsylvania Seal Plaque on front center of monument.
Photographed By Henry T. McLin, January 1, 2009
5. Back of Monument
Photographed By Henry T. McLin, January 1, 2009
6. View of Monument from about 20 Yards to the North
Note the flank marker stone beside the monument.
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
7. Bushman Hill
Looking from near the high ground near the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Memorial to the east. The Third Cavalry Division Tablet and the 18th Pennsylvania Memorial can just be seen through the trees on Bushman hill (just above the curve of the road in the center). When Farnsworth's Brigade was ordered to assault the Confederate lines in the afternoon of July 3, the 1st West Virginia, 18th Pennsylvania, and portions of the 5th New York Cavalry Regiments attacked over the open ground this side of the tree line, toward a stone wall to the left, just out of frame. The wall was held by the 1st Texas Infantry. The attack was repulsed, and failed to provide support to the 1st Vermont's charge further east.
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 1,395 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 3, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 2, 2009, by Henry T. McLin of Hanover, Pennsylvania. 7. submitted on January 3, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
