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

18th Massachusetts Volunteers

1st Brigade, 1st Division

— 5th Corps —

18th Massachusetts Volunteers Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008

1. 18th Massachusetts Volunteers Monument

The Maltese Cross of Fifth Corps appears on the corners of the monument.

Inscription.
(Front):18th.
Mass. Vol.s
First Brig.
First Div.
5th Corps.
"Let Us Have Peace"
(Right): July 2, 1863.

(Left):Little Round Top
July 3, 1863.

Erected 1885 by State of Massachusetts.

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° 47.84′ N, 77° 14.755′ W. Memorial is near Round Top, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Sickles Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Located at the "Loop" on Stony Hill 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: 116th Pennsylvania Infantry (a few steps from this marker); 28th Massachusetts Infantry (a few steps from this marker); Second Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); First Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 140th Pennsylvania Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 52nd New York Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 32nd Massachusetts Infantry

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(within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named 140th Pennsylvania Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Round Top.

Also see . . . The 18th Massachusetts Infantry. Web site providing a wealth of resources about the regiment. (Submitted on January 31, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Right Side Inscription image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008

2. Right Side Inscription

Left Side Inscription image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008

3. Left Side Inscription

Stack of Arms on the Back image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008

4. Stack of Arms on the Back

18th Massachusetts Volunteers Position image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008

5. 18th Massachusetts Volunteers Position

Looking from the right flank marker stone to the monument over Sickles Avenue. The 18th Massachusetts was held in a reserve line behind the 22nd Massachusetts, 1st Michigan, and 118th Pennsylvania of Tilton's Brigade.

18th Massachusetts Volunteers Monument in the Loop image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008

6. 18th Massachusetts Volunteers Monument in the Loop

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,405 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 31, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.