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

149th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

1. 149th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Monument

Inscription. 149th Reg't Pa. Vol's
July 3rd 1863.

2nd Brigade

3rd Division
1st Corps

Erected 1886 by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 3, 1863.

Location. 39° 48.606′ N, 77° 14.146′ W. Memorial is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Hancock Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Located south of the "Copse of Trees" and near 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

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Battery C, Fifth U.S. Artillery (a few steps from this marker); 20th New York State Militia (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Division (within shouting distance of this marker); 82nd New York Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 143rd Pennsylvania Infantry (within shouting distance of 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); 150th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. 149th Pennsylvania Infantry at Gettysburg.

Also see . . . 149th Pennsylvania Infantry. Service history of the regiment. (Submitted on February 22, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

149th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Marker at dusk. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Henry T. McLin, August 12, 2012

2. 149th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Marker at dusk.

Left Side of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

3. Left Side of Monument

Right Side of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

4. Right Side of Monument

Close Up of Relief on Front image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

5. Close Up of Relief on Front

Looking Into the Eyes of the Infantryman image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

6. Looking Into the Eyes of the Infantryman

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

7. 149th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Monument

The 149th Pennsylvania fought hard on the first day of battle near the McPherson Barn. On July 3rd the regiment was one of many sent to reinforce the Federal center.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,385 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 22, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on August 14, 2012, by Henry T. McLin of Hanover, Pennsylvania. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on February 22, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.