Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

107th Pennsylvania Infantry

1st Brigade, 2nd Division

— 1st Corps —

107th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, November 1, 2008

1. 107th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument

At the top of the monument is the circle symbol of the First Corps.

Inscription. (Front):107th Penna. Infantry
1st. Brig. 2d. Div.
1st Corps
July 1. The Regiment fought here from 1 p.m. until the Corps retired and then took position on the left of Cemetery Hill. In the evening of the 2d. moved to the left to support the Second Corps, and after the repulse of the enemy returned to former position. On the 3d. moved several times to reinforce different parts of the line.

(Left):Present at Gettysburg
25 officers 230 en-
listed men. Killed and
died of wounds 16
men, wounded 8
officers 43 men,
captured or missing
6 officers 92 men,
total loss 165.
(Right):Mustered in
Feb. and March 1862,
re-inlisted
Feb. and March 1864.
Mustered out
July 13, 1865.

Erected 1889 by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1862.

Location. 39° 50.514′ N, 77° 14.563′ W. Memorial is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Doubleday Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Located on the Oak Ridge section 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 11th Pennsylvania Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 16th Maine Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); First Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 97th New York Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 94th New York Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Brigade (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 83rd New York Infantry (9th Regiment N.Y.S.M.) (about 400 feet away); Second Division (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. The 107th Pennsylvania at Gettysburg.

Also see . . . 107th Pennsylvania Infantry. Service history of the Regiment. (Submitted on January 18, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Inscription on Front of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, November 1, 2008

2. Inscription on Front of Monument

Left Side Inscription image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, April 4, 2009

3. Left Side Inscription

Right Side Inscription image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, November 1, 2008

4. Right Side Inscription

State Seal on Front of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, November 1, 2008

5. State Seal on Front of Monument

107th Pennsylvania Infantry Position image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, November 1, 2008

6. 107th Pennsylvania Infantry Position

Looking across Doubleday Avenue at the monument. The left and right flank marker stones stand beside the road. This represents the position held by the regiment during the height of the fighting along Oak Ridge.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,588 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 18, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on April 16, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 18, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.