Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
88th Pennsylvania Volunteers Position
2nd Brigade, 2nd Division
| | 1st Corps | |
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
1. 88th Pennsylvania Volunteers Position Marker
(Top):
from the evening of
July 2nd 1863
until the morning of July 3rd
the principal monument is erected on
Oak Ridge the scene of the First Day's Battle
(Front):
2nd Brigade
2nd Division
1st Corps
Erected by survivors
August 27, 1883.
Erected 1883 by Survivors of the 88th Pennsylvania Volunteers.
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° 48.389′ N, 77° 14.103′ W. Memorial is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is at the intersection of Hancock Avenue and Humphreys Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Hancock Avenue. Located south of the Pennsylvania Memorial 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: First Regiment Minnesota Volunteers (a few steps from this marker); 90th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers (a few steps from this marker); That Order Meant Death (a few steps from this marker); 12th Massachusetts (a few steps from this marker); Battery B, First Pennsylvania Light Artillery
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Sacrifice of the 1st Minnesota (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. The 88th Pennsylvania at Gettysburg.
Also see . . . 88th Pennsylvania Volunteers. More information about the regiment. (Submitted on February 2, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
2. 88th Pennsylvania Volunteers Position Marker
Photographed by Craig Swain
3. Baxter's Brigade Skirmishers - Evening of July 2
Looking west at the upper end Plum Run Valley from the monument location. The 88th and 90th Pennsylvania advanced a skirmish line forward after the repulse of Barksdale's Brigade. The advance was largely uneventful and only briefly mentioned in the official reports.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,169 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 2, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on March 29, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
