Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
20th Regiment Indiana Volunteers
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
1. 20th Regiment Indiana Volunteers Monument
The diamond on the upper part of the monument is the symbol of the Third Corps.
Volunteer Infantry.
July 2nd 1863.
———
Col. John Wheeler
Killed near by.
20th Ind.
Erected 1885 by State of Indiana.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 2, 1863.
Location. 39° 47.695′ N, 77° 14.561′ W. Memorial is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is at the intersection of Cross Avenue and Sickles Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Cross 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 Left Flank (within shouting distance of this marker); 5th New Hampshire Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Seventh U.S. Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Second Brigade (about 400 feet away); Tenth U.S. Infantry (about 400 feet away); Seventeenth U.S. Infantry (about 400 feet away); 13th Pennsylvania Reservers (about 400 feet away); Eleventh U.S. Infantry (about 400 feet away).
Also see . . .
this page online
1. 20th Indiana Infantry Regiment. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on February 28, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. 20th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Stone Sentinels website entry (Submitted on February 28, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
3. 20th Indiana Monument | Monuments Monday in Gettysburg (YouTube, 5 min.). On this edition of Monuments Monday in Gettysburg, ACHS Historian Tim Smith talks about the 20th Indiana Monument and discusses a famous rock nearby. (Submitted on August 6, 2023.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
2. 20th Regiment Indiana Volunteers Monument
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
3. The Wheeler Boulder
Old photos show this boulder painted with the words:
Col. John Wheeler
20th Indiana Vols.
killed in action
July 2nd 1863.
Col. John Wheeler
20th Indiana Vols.
killed in action
July 2nd 1863.
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
4. Rose Woods
Looking east on Cross Avenue a few dozen yards from the monument. The 20th Indiana faced the 3rd Arkansas and part of the 1st Texas in the woods. Initially the 99th Pennsylvania was posted to the right of the 20th Indiana. When the Pennsylvanians were pulled out to support Smith's Battery at the Devil's Den, the 20th Indiana extended a thin line to the boundary of the Rose Woods and Wheatfield to the north.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,694 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 4, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
