Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Artillery Reserve
Army of the Potomac
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
1. Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac Tablet
Artillery Reserve
Brigadier General Robert O. Tyler
Captain James M. Robertson
Headquarter Guard
Thirty Second Massachusetts Infantry Co. C. Captain Josiah C. Fuller
First Regular Brigade Captain Dunbar R. Ransom
Four Batteries
First Volunteer Brigade Lieutenant Colonel Freeman McGilvery
Four Batteries
Second Volunteer Brigade Captain Elijah D. Taft
Four Batteries
Third Volunteer Brigade Captain James F. Huntington
Four Batteries
Fourth Volunteer Brigade Captain Robert H. Fitzhugh
Five Batteries
Train Guard
Fourth New Jersey (Seven Companies) Major Charles Ewing
Casualties: Killed 2 officers, 41 men; Wounded 15 officers, 172 men;
Captured or missing 12 men; Total 242.
Erected 1910 by Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 39° 48.46′ N, 77° 13.833′ W. Memorial is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is at the intersection of Taneytown Road (State Highway 134) and Pleasonton Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Taneytown Road. Located near the service
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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: Sixth Ohio Cavalry (a few steps from this marker); J. Hummelbaugh Farm (within shouting distance of this marker); Batteries B & L, Second U.S. Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); First Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Companies A and C, 1st Ohio Cavalry (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st Corps Headquarters (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 1st West Virginia Cavalry (about 400 feet away); William Patterson Farm (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
2. Artillery Reserve Tablet
3. Brigadier General Robert O. Tyler
A career officer, Tyler was involved with an unsuccessful relief attempt for Fort Sumter at the onset of war. As the Army of the Potomac was formed, he assumed command of the artillery siege train, then later the artillery reserve. By 1864, Tyler was given command of several "heavy artillery" units pulled from the Washington defenses employed as infantry.
(Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, Call Number: LC-B813- 1383 A)
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(Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, Call Number: LC-B813- 1383 A)
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,356 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 9, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
