Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Colonel George H. Ward
15th Massachusetts Volunteers
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
1. Colonel George H. Ward Memorial
July 2d 1863
George H. Ward,
Colonel commanding
15th Regt. Mass. Vols.
His comrades and fellow
citizens of Worchester
raise this memorial of his
valor and patriotism.
(Back):
2nd Army Corps.
Erected 1886.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1730.
Location. 39° 48.734′ N, 77° 14.325′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Emmitsburg Road (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north. Located north of the Codori Farm 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 106th Pennsylvania Volunteers (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wright's Brigade (about 600 feet away); Union Counterthrust (about 600 feet away); 13th Vermont (about 600 feet away); 69th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers (about 700 feet away); 59th New York Infantry (about 700 feet away); 7th Michigan Infantry (about 700 feet away); Twentieth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
2. Portrait of Ward in Relief
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
3. Front Inscription
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
4. Back of Monument
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
5. Colonel George H. Ward Memorial
The Codori Farm stands to the right in the background.
Photographed by Craig Swain, February 21, 2009
6. The Ward Marker Seen from Cemetery Ridge
Looking from Cemetery Ridge toward the Codori Farm. The Ward Marker is in the field north of the house.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 19, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,426 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 19, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 6. submitted on March 29, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
