Cumberland Township near Round Top in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
5th New Hampshire Infantry Left Flank
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
1. 5th New Hampshire Infantry Left Flank Marker
Volunteer Infantry
Left of Cross' Brigade
Left of Caldwell's Division
Left of 2d Army Corps
Erected 1886.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 39° 47.682′ N, 77° 14.533′ W. Memorial is near Round Top, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is at the intersection of Sykes Avenue and Ayers Road, on the right when traveling north on Sykes Avenue. Located between the Devils Den and Wheatfield sections of 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: 5th New Hampshire Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 20th Regiment Indiana Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker); Seventeenth U.S. Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Tenth U.S. Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Eleventh U.S. Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Seventh U.S. Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Second Brigade
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Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
2. 5th New Hampshire Infantry Left Flank Marker
The marker denotes the left flank of the Federal II Corps elements engaged in the second phase of the fighting in the Wheatfield.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,356 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 4, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
