Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Lt. Col. Henry C. Merwin
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
1. Lt. Col. Henry C. Merwin Marker
Lt. Col. Henry C. Merwin
27th C.V.
who fell mortally
wounded where
the monument of his
regiment stands.
Erected 1880.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 39° 47.857′ N, 77° 14.456′ W. Memorial is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Wheatfield Road, on the right when traveling east. Located on the north edge of the Wheatfield 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 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 11th Pennsylvania Reserves (about 300 feet away); 6th Pennsylvania Reserves (about 300 feet away); 30th Pennsylvania Infantry (about 400 feet away); 61st New York Infantry (about 400 feet away); First Brigade (about 400 feet away); 81st Pennsylvania Infantry (about 500 feet away); 2d Pennsylvania Reserves (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
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Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
2. Lt. Col. Henry C. Merwin Marker
The obelisk type monument in the background is the 27th Connecticut Infantry Monument mentioned on this marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 1, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,523 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 1, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
