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Straban Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Civil War Memorial

1863 - 2014

 
 
Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 11, 2020
1. Civil War Memorial
Inscription.
Dedicated to
the men who gave
"the last
full measure"

July 1863

 
Erected 2014.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 39° 49.669′ N, 77° 12.473′ W. Memorial is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Straban Township. It can be reached from Hanover Road (Route 116) 0.2 miles west of Route 15, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 986 Hanover Rd, 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: CSA Field Hospital (within shouting
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distance of this marker); The Union 12th Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); Home, Headquarters, Hospital (cont'd) (within shouting distance of this marker); General Lee on The Lady Farm (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Home, Headquarters, Hospital (about 300 feet away); Daniel Lady Farm (about 400 feet away); Milledge's Battery - Nelson's Battalion (approx. 0.3 miles away); Graham's Battery - Dance's Battalion (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
 
Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 11, 2020
2. Civil War Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 282 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 12, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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