Cumberland Township near Round Top in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Company B, 20th Maine
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
1. Company B, 20th Maine Marker
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 2, 1932.
Location. 39° 47.322′ N, 77° 14.091′ W. Memorial is near Round Top, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Wright Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Located southeast of Little Round Top 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: Twentieth Maine (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Chamberlain Avenue (about 500 feet away); Bayonets! (about 600 feet away); built for defense (about 600 feet away); The Tenacious 20th Maine (about 600 feet away); 9th Pennsylvania Reserves (about 700 feet away); Law's Brigade (about 800 feet away); Third Brigade (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Round Top.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. 20th Maine at Gettysburg.
Also see . . . Report of Col. Joshua L. Chamberlain. Chamberlain records the effect of Morrill's skirmishers
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Meantime Captain Morrill with his skirmishers (sent out from my left flank), with some dozen or fifteen of the U.S. Sharpshooters who had put themselves under his direction, fell upon the enemy as they were breaking, and by his demonstrations, as well as his well-directed fire, added much to the effect of the charge. (Submitted on January 2, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
2. Company B, 20th Maine Marker
The marker stands beside a stone wall, behind which the detachment took cover.
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
3. The Stone Wall
In the late afternoon of July 2, Captain Morrill commanded a detachment of over 40 men from Company B, 20th Maine, reinforced by some men from the 2nd US Sharpshooters, which held this wall to prevent a wide flanking maneuver by the Confederates. When the main body of the 20th Maine made their famous bayonet charge, the men of Company B rose and fired on the reeling 15th Alabama. The ground east of the stone wall was open field at the time of the battle.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 4,840 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 2, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
