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

150th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers

2nd Brigade, 3rd Division

— 1st Corps —

150th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

1. 150th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Monument

A circle, the symbol of First Corps, appears at the top of the monument.

Inscription.
(Front):2d. Brigade,
3d. Div.
1st Corps.
July 2d. & 3d.
1863.
Erected by survivors
1888

2d. Regt.
Bucktail Brigade
150th. Regt. P.V.
(Left):July 1st. This
regiment fought
near Chambersburg
Pike beyond the
town, where its
monument stands,
losing 53 killed,
134 wounded and
77 missing. A total
of 264 out of
397 engaged.
(Back):July 2d. In evening
skirmished to
Emmitsburg Road
in front of this
position recovering
two guns. Remained
on skirmish line
until morning.
(Right):July 3d. Held this
position under
heavy fire until
close of battle.
Recruited in
Phila., Crawford,
McKean, & Union
Counties. Mustered
in Sept. 4, 1862.
Mustered out
June 23, 1865.

Erected 1888 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° 48.639′ N, 77° 14.131′

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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 markers are within walking distance of this marker: Battery B, 1st New York Light Artillery (a few steps from this marker); 121st Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Division (within shouting distance of this marker); First Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Brigadier General John Gibbon (within shouting distance of this marker); 15th Massachusetts Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st Regiment Minnesota Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker); 82nd New York Infantry (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. 150th Pennsylvania Infantry at Gettysburg.

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Left Side of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

2. Left Side of Monument

150th Pennsylvania Infantry. Service history of the regiment. (Submitted on February 22, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Back of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

3. Back of Monument

Right Side of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

4. Right Side of Monument

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

5. 150th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Monument

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 1,357 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 22, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.