Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
11th Pennsylvania Infantry
2d Brigade, 2d Division
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Photographed by Craig Swain, November 1, 2008
1. 11th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument
Note the circle symbol of First Corps at the feet of the statue. The statue faces out over the field, away from Doubleday Avenue, meaning its "front" is away from most who only drive the tour route.
Infantry.
(Back):
23 officers and 269 men
killed & died of wounds 13 men
wounded 8 officers. 54 men
Captured or missing 57 men
Total 132
Total enrollment 2096
Killed and died of wounds
12 officers. 219 men Total 231
Wounded 43 officers. 729 men
Total 772
Died of disease etc. 4 officers
167 men Total 171
Captured or missing 5 officers
253 men Total 258
Total casualties 1432
(Right):
2d Brigade 2d Division 1st Corps
Mustered in April 26 1861
Mustered out Aug. 1 1861
Mustered in Sept-Nov. 1861
Re-enlisted Jan. 1 1864
Mustered out July 1 1865
Recruited in Lycoming, Clinton,
Luzerne, Northumberland,
Montour, Westmoreland,
Cumberland, Allegheny,
Carbon and Dauphin
Counties
(Left):
Cedar Mountain
Rappahannock Station
Thoroughfare Gap
Bull Run 2d
Chantilly
South Mountain
Antietam
Fredericksburg
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Mine Run
Wilderness
Spotsylvania
North
this page online
Totopotomy
Bethesday Church
Cold Harbor
Petersburg
Weldon Railroad
Danbey's Mill
Boydton Road or Gravelly Run
Five Forks
Appomattox
Erected 1890 by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1997.
Location. 39° 50.53′ N, 77° 14.556′ 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 107th Pennsylvania Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 97th New York Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 16th Maine Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); First Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 83rd New York Infantry (9th Regiment N.Y.S.M.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 1, 2008
2. Base of Monument and "Sallie"
At the base of the monument is "Sallie," a statue of the bull terrier mascot of the regiment. Sallie was killed at the battle of Hatcher's Run, Virginia in early 1865.
Also see . . . 11th Pennsylvania Infantry. Service history of the Regiment, one of the longest serving in the Army of the Potomac. (Submitted on January 18, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 1, 2008
3. Back of Monument
Photographed by Craig Swain, April 4, 2009
4. Right Side of Monument
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 1, 2008
5. Left Side of Monument
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 1, 2008
6. Corps Badge and State Seal on Front of Monument
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 1, 2008
7. Soldier at the Ready atop the Monument
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 1, 2008
8. 11th Pennsylvania Infantry Position
Looking across Doubleday Avenue toward the monument. The flank markers are on either side of the monument along the road's edge. The statue faces out into the field where the 11th Pennsylvania helped repulse Iverson's Brigade during the afternoon fighting.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,359 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 18, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 4. submitted on April 16, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on January 18, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
