Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
13th Massachusetts Volunteers
1st Brigade, 2nd Division
| | 1st Corps | |
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 1, 2008
1. 13th Massachusetts Volunteers Monument
The figure on top of the monument is Color-Sergent Roland Morris. The monument stands on the spot where Morris was mortally wounded by a Confederate skirmisher's bullet.
Mass. Vols.
(Back):
1st Brig - 2nd Div - 1st Corps
July 1st 1863
Erected 1885 by State of Massachusetts.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 39° 50.568′ N, 77° 14.47′ W. Memorial is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Robinson Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Located in the Oak Ridge section 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: Second Division (within shouting distance of this marker); 104th New York Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); John Cleveland Robinson (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 83rd New York Infantry (9th Regiment N.Y.S.M.) (about 300 feet away); 88th Pennsylvania Infantry (about 300 feet away); Second Brigade (about 300 feet away); 97th New York Infantry (about 400 feet away); 12th Massachusetts Volunteers (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
Also see . . . A History of the 13th Massachusetts Infantry
this page online
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 1, 2008
2. Back of Monument
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 1, 2008
3. 13th Massachusetts on a Refuse Line
Looking on Robinson Avenue to the south at the monument. When Paul's Brigade first came on line, the 104th New York and 13th Massachusetts were placed on an extended "refuse" on the east side of Oak Ridge. The 13th was the right most unit of the line at that point, and linked in with the Eleventh Corps, which was then moving up from Gettysburg. The skirmish line of the 45th New York, of Schimmelfenning's Brigade from the Eleventh Corps based their left flank on the Mummasburg Road (behind the camera). A nearby position marker for the 45th New York indicates that unit's position.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,689 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 19, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
