Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Angle
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
1. The Angle Marker
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1863.
Location. 39° 48.806′ N, 77° 14.184′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It can be reached from Hancock Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Located at the "Angle" on Cemetery Ridge in Gettysburg National Military Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker 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: 71st Pennsylvania Volunteers (a few steps from this marker); 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Brigadier General Lewis Armistead, C.S.A. (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery A, Fourth U.S. Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); Lt. Alonzo Cushing (within shouting distance of this marker); Twenty-Sixth North Carolina Regiment (within shouting distance of this marker); Defining Moments (within shouting distance of this marker); The Aftermath (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
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Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
2. The Angle Marker
The juncture of the stone walls in the background forms the "angle."
Photographed by Henry T. McLin, August 9, 2011
3. The Bloody Angle from near Emmitsburg Road.
The Bloody Angle looking east from the Confederates' point of view during Pickett's Charge.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 13, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,739 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 13, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on August 9, 2011, by Henry T. McLin of Hanover, Pennsylvania.
