Cumberland Township near Round Top in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
145th Pennsylvania Infantry
4th Brigade, 1st Division
| | 2nd Corps | |
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
1. 145th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument
The monument is topped by a statue of a charging solder.
July 2. In the evening about 5 o'clock the regiment with the Brigade charged from the northerly side of the Wheat Field driving the enemy and capturing many prisoners. This position was held until the command was outflanked when it retired under orders.
July 3. The Regiment was in position on the left center with the Division.
Present at Gettysburg 228 officers and men. Killed and mortally wounded 3 officers 21 men. Wounded 6 officers 50 men. Captured or missing 10 men.
(Left):
Recruited in Erie, Warren, Crawford, and Mercer Counties. Total enrollment 1460. Killed and mortally wounded 18 officers 175 men. Died of disease & c. 3 officers 224 men. Wounded 23 officers 364 men. Captured or missing 17 officers 367 men.
(Right):
Fredericksburg
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Bristoe Station
Mine Run
Wilderness
Spotsylvania
North Anna
Totopotomy
Cold Harbor
Petersburg
Strawberry Plains
Deep Bottom
Reams' Station
Hatcher's Run
South Side R.R.
Famrville
Appomattox
Erected 1889
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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° 47.736′ N, 77° 14.826′ W. Memorial is near Round Top, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Brooke Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Located in the Rose Woods, a short distance from the Avenue, 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: 27th Connecticut Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 27th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers Position (within shouting distance of this marker); Kershaw's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 53rd Pennsylvania Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Capturing the Carnage (within shouting distance of this marker); Semmes's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Fourth Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 64th New York Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Round Top.
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
2. Front of Monument
The state coat of arms is above the text.
