Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
10th Massachusetts Infantry
2nd Brigade, 3rd Division
| | 6th Corps | |
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
1. 10th Massachusetts Infantry Monument
Massachusetts
(Left):
3rd Division.
6th Corps.
(Back):
Erected 1885 by State of Massachusetts.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 39° 47.782′ N, 77° 14.051′ W. Memorial is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Sedgwick Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Located on the south part of Cemetery Ridge 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: Second Brigade (here, next to this marker); First Massachusetts Cavalry (within shouting distance of this marker); Major General John Sedgwick (within shouting distance of this marker); 7th Massachusetts Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 93rd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery C, 1st New York Light Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); 37th Massachusetts Infantry
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Also see . . . 10th Massachusetts Infantry Monument. SIRIS entry for the monument. (Submitted on April 17, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
2. Left Side of Monument
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
3. Back of Monument
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
4. Right Side of Monument
Displays the Greek cross of the Sixth Corps.
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
5. Display at the Top of the Monument
A musket and knapsack are stacked on a drum.
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
6. Another View of the Display
The bronze was made by M. H. Mosman of Chicopee, Massachusetts.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 2003
7. 10th Massachusetts Infantry Marker in 2003
At that time three muskets formed a stack of arms on top of the monument.
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
8. 10th Massachusetts Infantry Position
Looking from the left flank marker stone to the north. Beyond the monument is a tree stump, blocking the view of the right flank maker stone. The regiment's main line was to the right of this view, in what is today the woods. At the time of the battle it was open field.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 7, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,750 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 7, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 7. submitted on April 16, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 8. submitted on February 7, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
