Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
15th Massachusetts Infantry
1st Brigade, 2nd Division
| | 2nd Corps | |
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
1. 15th Massachusetts Infantry Monument
(Front): 15th Mass.
(Back):
1st Brig. 2nd Div. 2nd Corps.
July 3. 1863.
Erected 1886 by State of Massachusetts.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 39° 48.644′ N, 77° 14.166′ W. Memorial is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Hancock Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Located south of the "Copse of Trees" and beside the U.S. Regulars Memorial on Cemetery Ridge in 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 are within walking distance of this marker: First Brigade (a few steps from this marker); 1st Regiment Minnesota Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery B, 1st New York Light Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); 19th Maine Infantry Regiment (within shouting distance of this marker); 82nd New York Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Division (within shouting distance of this marker); 150th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers
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Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. 15th Massachusetts Infantry at Gettysburg.
Also see . . . 15th Massachusetts Infantry. Site detailing the regiment's history through its term of service, ending in mid-1864. (Submitted on February 20, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
2. Back of Monument
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
3. Close Up of Relief on Front
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
4. 15th Massachusetts Infantry Position
Looking from the right flank marker (on the right next to the 19th Maine left flank marker) toward the monument. The right flank marker stone is beyond the monument near the 1st Minnesota monument.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,450 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 20, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
