Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
1st & 2nd Regiments United States Cavalry
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
1. 1st & 2nd Regiments United States Cavalry Marker
by
Detachments
of the
1st. & 2d. Regiments
United States Cavalry
During July 3d. 1863.
Erected 1907 by Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 3, 1862.
Location. 39° 46.745′ N, 77° 15.033′ W. Memorial is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It can be reached from Ridge Road, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located a short walk off Ridge Road along what once was Merritt Avenue. The avenue was removed by the park service and is maintained as a foot trail only. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fifth U.S. Cavalry (approx. 0.2 miles away); 5th New York Cavalry (approx. 0.4 miles away); Battery E, Fourth U.S. Artillery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Reilly's Battery - Henry's Battalion (approx. 0.4 miles away); Third Division (approx. 0.4 miles away); 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry (approx. 0.4 miles away); Longstreet Attacks (approx. 0.4 miles away); Soldiers and Sailors of the Confederacy (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Longstreet Attacks at 4 p.m. (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
2. 1st & 2nd Regiments United States Cavalry Marker
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
3. The Marker at the end of the Foot Path
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,448 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 3, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
