Cumberland Township near Round Top in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Alabamians!
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
1. State of Alabama Memorial
The female figure represents the spirit of Alabama directing one soldier forward while comforting a wounded soldier.
Your names are inscribed on fame's immortal scroll
Unveiled November 12, 1933 by the Alabama Division United Daughters of the Confederacy
Erected 1933 by Alabama Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list.
Location. 39° 47.193′ N, 77° 15.256′ W. Memorial is near Round Top, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on South Confederate Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Located in the Warfield 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: Garden's Battery - Henry's Battalion (within shouting distance of this marker); Law's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Fourth Alabama Infantry - Law's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Reilly's Battery - Henry's Battalion (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Henry's Battalion (about 500 feet away); Longstreet Attacks
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Longstreet Attacks at 4 p.m. (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
2. Close Up of the Statues
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
3. The Alabama Memorial
The memorial is placed very close to the location that Law's Alabama Brigade formed in the afternoon of July 2, in preparation for an assault on the Federal lines.
Photographed by Jacob McCandles, October 9, 2011
4. Alabamians! Marker detail
The wounded soldier hands his ammo pouch to the man still fighting.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,402 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 20, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 4. submitted on July 18, 2012.
