Cumberland Township in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
62nd Pennsylvania Infantry
2nd Brigade, 1st Brigade
— 5th Corps —
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
1. 62nd Pennsylvania Infantry Monument
The upper shaft is decorated with a shield and a Maltese Cross of the Fifth Corps. On the upper shelf is a pair of crossed bayonets with a kepi and cartridge box, all on top of a wreath of palms.
(Front):
Pennsylvania Infantry.
2nd Brigade. 1st Division.
5th Corps.
Regiment on the evening of
July 2. 1863. After the troops
on the right had retired, and
where the Brigade had a
Bayonet contest.
Killed Officers 4. Men 24
Wounded Officers 10. Men 97.
Captured or Missing Men 40
Total Loss 175.
(Left):
in the counties of
Allegheny, Clarion,
Armstrong, Jefferson,
and Blair.
Mustered out July 13, 1864.
Total enrollment 1600
Killed and died of wounds
Officers 17. Men 147.
Wounded Officers 30 men. 473 men.
Died of disease men 77.
Total 744
(Right):
Yorktown.
Hanover Court House,
Mechanicsville,
Gaine's Mill,
Malvern
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
2. Front of Monument
this page online
Malvern Hill,
2nd Bull Run,
Antietam,
Fredericksburg,
Chancellorsville,
Upperville,
Gettysburg,
Rappahannock Station,
Mine Run,
Wilderness,
Spottsylvania,
North Anna,
Totopotomy,
Bethesda Church,
Cold Harbor,
Petersburg.
Erected 1889 by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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° 47.753′ N, 77° 14.645′ W. Marker is in Cumberland Township, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. Memorial is at the intersection of DeTrobriand Avenue and Sickles Avenue, on the right when traveling east on DeTrobriand Avenue. 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. 17th Maine Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 4th Michigan Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 115th Pennsylvania Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Brigade (within shouting
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
3. Left Side of Monument
Also see . . . 62nd Pennsylvania Infantry. Service history of the regiment. (Submitted on January 28, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
4. Right Side of Monument
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
5. State Coat of Arms on Front of Monument
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
6. 62nd Pennsylvania Infantry Position
The monument faces away from the Avenue, toward the Rose Woods and the stone wall on the south edge of the Wheatfield. The left flank marker is on the right of this photo. The 62nd, like much of Switzer's Brigade, were posted on the Stony Hill (in the trees in the center and right background), where the loop runs today, when deployed at around 5:30 p.m. After General Barnes, the division commander, the brigade held a line north of the Wheatfield Road. Then around 6:30 the 62nd along with the rest of the Brigade was sent forward into the Wheatfield to support Caldwell's Division of Second Corps in the later phases of the fighting.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 28, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,825 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 28, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
