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

1st West Virginia Cavalry

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

1. 1st West Virginia Cavalry Monument

Inscription. Erected by the State of
West Virginia
to commemorate the
valor and fidelity
of the
First West Virginia Cavalry

Erected 1898 by State of West Virginia.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 39° 48.52′ N, 77° 13.839′ W. Memorial is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Taneytown Road (State Highway 134), on the right when traveling south. Located near the service building for 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

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are within walking distance of this marker: Companies A and C, 1st Ohio Cavalry (within shouting distance of this marker); J. Hummelbaugh Farm (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sixth Ohio Cavalry (about 300 feet away); Batteries B & L, Second U.S. Artillery (about 300 feet away); First Brigade (about 300 feet away); Artillery Reserve (about 400 feet away); 1st Corps Headquarters (about 400 feet away); United States Battalion of Engineers (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.

Also see . . . 1st West Virginia Cavalry at Gettysburg. Includes the Report of Maj. Charles E. Capehart, commanding the regiment after Gettysburg. Col. Natheniel P. Richmond of the regiment succeeded Brig. Gen. Farnsworth who was killed in the battle. (Submitted on February 9, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

2. 1st West Virginia Cavalry Monument

Location of the Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

3. Location of the Monument

Looking from Pleasonton Avenue to the north. The monument is on the right, next to Taneytown Road. In the official report, Major Charles E. Capehart reported his position on the morning of July 3 as "a point immediately in the rear of the center of the Army of the Potomac," or generally where the monument stands today.

South Cavalry Battlefield image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008

4. South Cavalry Battlefield

Looking toward South Confederate Avenue from the trail up Bushman Hill on the south end of the battlefield. The 1st West Virginia along with other elements of Farnsworth's Brigade attacked the Confederate infantry line on the south end of the battlefield in the afternoon of July 3. An ill-fated charge, the 1st West Virginia was repulsed on their line by the 1st Texas Infantry.

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 1,946 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 9, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.