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

8th New Jersey Volunteers

3rd Brigade, 2nd Division

— 3rd Corps —

8th New Jersey Volunteers Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, November 11, 2008

1. 8th New Jersey Volunteers Monument

The crown of the monument is the diamond of the Third Corps.

Inscription.
(Front):8th New Jersey
Volunteers
Col. John Ramsay
3d Brig. [Burling's]
2d Div. 3d Corps
Erected by the State
of New Jersey 1888
(Left):Engaged here July 2,
1863. Being detached
from the Brigade.
Supported batteries on
Cemetery Ridge July 3.
Took into action 170.
Killed 7. Wounded
7 Officers, 31 Men.
Missing 2. Total 47.
(Right):Mustered in
Sept. 14, 1861.
Mustered out
July 17, 1865.
Engaged in 38 Battles
Casualties. Killed
8 Officers, 125 men.
Wounded 38 Officers,
583 Men. Died 2 Officers,
149 Men. Total 905.

Erected 1888 by State of New Jersey.

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° 47.759′ N, 77° 14.735′ W. Marker is near Round Top, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. Memorial is on DeTrobriand Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Located in the Wheatfield at Gettysburg National Military Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Third Brigade (a few steps from this marker); Captain Jed. Chapman (a few steps from this marker); 110th Pennsylvania Infantry

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(within shouting distance of this marker); 115th Pennsylvania Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 17th Maine Infantry (about 300 feet away); 32nd Massachusetts Infantry (about 400 feet away); Captain Henry V. Fuller (about 400 feet away); 62nd Pennsylvania Infantry (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Round Top.

Front of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, November 11, 2008

2. Front of Monument

Left Side of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, November 11, 2008

3. Left Side of Monument

Right Side of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, November 11, 2008

4. Right Side of Monument

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

Photographed By Craig Swain, November 11, 2008

5. Artwork on Front of Monument

Crossed rifles over the flag.

8th New Jersey Volunteers Position image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, November 11, 2008

6. 8th New Jersey Volunteers Position

Looking from the left flank marker stone back to the monument. The right flank marker is beyond the monument near a large boulder. The 8th New Jersey fought along a line of piled up fence rails across the southwest corner of the Wheatfield. The New Jersey troops held this line against Georgians from Anderson's Brigade during the early stages of the fighting in the Wheatfield.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,219 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 26, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.