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

Pennsylvania State Memorial

Pennsylvania Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

1. Pennsylvania Memorial

At 110 feet high, the monument is visible from many sections of the battlefield. The observation deck near the top was recently reopened for visitors, offering one of the best views of Cemetery Ridge and the adjacent battlefield areas.

Inscription.

Pennsylvania State Memorial. . (Left Front Entrance):The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania In honor of her sons who on this field fought for the Preservation of the Union July 1.2. and 3. 1863. (Right Front Entrance):Pennsylvania at Gettysburg 69 Regiments Infantry 9 Regiments Cavalry 7 Batteries Artillery Total Present 34530 Killed and mortally wounded 1182 Wounded 3177 Missing 860. (Left Inside Plaque):Memorial to the soldiers of Pennsylvania who fought at Gettysburg July, 1863, erected under authority of acts of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania approved June 13, 1907, and February 11, 1909, by Edwin S. Stuart Governor of the Commonwealth. The commissioners charged with the selection of the design for the memorial and the construction of it, and who undertook the collection of the names and figures and other data theron, which, necessarily, are approximate, were St. Clair A. Mulholland - Henry S. Huidekoper - John P. Taylor Charles F. McKenna - Edward L. Whittelsey George P. Morgan - Charles E. Quail - Edward A. Irvin Henry H. Cumings - Jacob C. Stineman. (Right Inside Plaque):To the Loyal Women who through four years of war, endured suffering and bereavement. This tablet is dedicated in grateful recognition of their patriotism by the men of Pennsylvania who served in the Army and Navy of the United States during the War of the Rebellion.. (Right Inside Inscription):Pennsylvania Soldiers of the Army of the Potomac who participated in the Battle of Gettysburg 2133 Officers of whom 73 were killed or mortally wounded 32,144 enlisted men of whom 1139 wre killed or mortally wounded Total engaged or on duty 34,247 - total killed or mortally wounded 1212, There were required in the construction of the Pennsylvania Memorial: 1252 tons of cut granite 740 tons of sand 366 tons of cement 1240 tons of broken stone 50 tons of steel 22 tons of bronze Total 3840 tons. (Stairwell Plaque):Memorial erected in 1910 Dedicated September 27 1910 W. Liance Cotrell Architect Samuel A. Murray Sculptor Harrison Granite Co. Contractors.

(Left Front Entrance):The
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
In honor of her sons who
on this field fought for the
Preservation of the Union
July 1.2. & 3. 1863
(Right Front Entrance):Pennsylvania at Gettysburg
69 Regiments Infantry
9 Regiments Cavalry
7 Batteries Artillery
Total Present 34530
Killed and mortally wounded 1182
Wounded 3177 Missing 860
(Left Inside Plaque):Memorial to the soldiers of Pennsylvania who fought
at Gettysburg July, 1863, erected under authority
of acts of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania
approved June 13, 1907, and February 11, 1909, by
Edwin S. Stuart
Governor of the Commonwealth
The commissioners charged with the selection of the design for the memorial and the construction of it, and who undertook the collection of the names and figures and other data theron, which, necessarily, are approximate, were
St. Clair A. Mulholland - Henry S. Huidekoper - John P. Taylor
Charles

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F. McKenna - Edward L. Whittelsey
George P. Morgan - Charles E. Quail - Edward A. Irvin
Henry H. Cumings - Jacob C. Stineman
(Right Inside Plaque):To the Loyal Women
who through four years of war, endured
suffering and bereavement.
This tablet is dedicated
in grateful recognition of their patriotism
by the men of Pennsylvania
who served in the Army and Navy of the United
States during the War of the Rebellion.
(Right Inside Inscription):Pennsylvania Soldiers of the Army of the Potomac
who participated in the Battle of Gettysburg
2133 Officers of whom 73 were killed or mortally wounded
32,144 enlisted men of whom 1139 wre killed or mortally wounded
Total engaged or on duty 34,247 - total killed or mortally wounded 1212

There were required in the construction of the Pennsylvania Memorial:
1252 tons of cut granite
740 tons of sand
366 tons of cement
1240 tons of broken stone
50 tons of steel
22 tons of bronze
Total 3840 tons
(Stairwell Plaque):Memorial

Left Front Inscription image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

2. Left Front Inscription

erected in 1910
Dedicated September 27 1910
W. Liance Cotrell Architect
Samuel A. Murray Sculptor
Harrison Granite Co. Contractors

Erected 1910 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 1, 1863.

Location. 39° 48.459′ N, 77° 14.11′ 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 in a triangle formed by Hancock, Humphreys, and Pleasonton Avenues on Cemetery Ridge at 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: Pennsylvania Memorial (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Pennsylvania Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Pennsylvania Remembers (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery A, 1st New Jersey Artillery

Right Front Inscription image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

3. Right Front Inscription

(within shouting distance of this marker); Battery C, Fourth U.S. Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); Batteries C & F, Pennsylvania Independent Light Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); Cavalry Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); First Regular Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.

Also see . . . Pennsylvania in the Civil War. PA Roots website entry:
Resource page with links to regimental histories, rosters, and other information concerning Pennsylvania's role in the Civil War. (Submitted on March 1, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Left Inside Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

4. Left Inside Plaque

Right Inside Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

5. Right Inside Plaque

Pennsylvania Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karl Stelly, January 18, 2010

6. Pennsylvania Marker

Photo of the Right Inside Inscription in bronze on the Pennsylvania State Memorial

Stairwell Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

7. Stairwell Plaque

Front Archway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

8. Front Archway

Over each archway is a relief depicting a battle scene. The relief over the front shows the infantry in action. On each side of the reliefs are names of commanders from Pennsylvania in the battle. On the front are the names of General Meade, commander of the Army of the Potomac, and General Reynolds, commander of the First Corps.

Left Side Archway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

9. Left Side Archway

On the left side archway is a depiction of artillery in battle. Seen here are the names of Generals Crawford (Third Division, Fifth Corps), Rowley (temporally commanding Third Division, First Corps), Pleasonton (Cavalry Corps commander), and Gibbon (Second Division, Second Corps).

Right Side Archway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

10. Right Side Archway

Over the right side is a scene in relief of cavalry in action. Commanders listed on this side are Generals Birney (First Division, Third Corps), Geary (Second Division, Twelfth Corps), Humphreys (Second Division, Third Corps), and Hays (Third Division, Second Corps).

Back Archway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

11. Back Archway

Over the back archway is a depiction of a Signal Corps detachment in operation. Generals Hancock (Second Corps commander) and Gregg (Second Division, Cavalry Corps) are mentioned on this side.

President Lincoln Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

12. President Lincoln Statue

Pennsylvania State Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Denise Boose, July 2011

13. Pennsylvania State Memorial Marker

This is the gorgeous bronze statue that is on top of the dome of the memorial.

Photographed by Denise Boose, July 2011

14. Pennsylvania State Memorial Marker

This is the door to the stairways that takes you to the viewing area of the memorial. It is on your left as you enter the main entrance into the memorial.

Governor Curtin Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

15. Governor Curtin Statue

Statue of General Meade image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

16. Statue of General Meade

General Reynolds image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

17. General Reynolds

General Hancock image. Click for full size.

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18. General Hancock

General Birney image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

19. General Birney

General Pleasonton image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain

20. General Pleasonton

General Gregg image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

21. General Gregg

Base of Monument Showing the Regimental Panels image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

22. Base of Monument Showing the Regimental Panels

Gettysburg Address image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

23. Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address appears on a panel below President Lincoln's statue.

General Officers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

24. General Officers

Listing of the general officers from Pennsylvania who served at Gettysburg.

118th Pennsylvania image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

25. 118th Pennsylvania

One of the bronze regimental panels. Each lists the names of the men present at Gettysburg with that regiment. Stars indicate those killed or mortally wounded. Note also one correction made with the panel.

Inside Columns image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

26. Inside Columns

The Cavalry Regiment panels face the interior of the monument. Above each set are lists of brigade commanders at Gettysburg who hailed from Pennsylvania. Those include: McIntosh, Dana, Sweitzer, Coulter, Schimmelfennig, Biddle, Tippin, Kane, Brooke, McCandless, Stone, Fraser, Neill, McKeen, Muhlenburg, and J. Irvin Gregg.

Warning Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, February 21, 2009

27. Warning Plaque

Plaque inside the stairwell of the memorial.

Northwest view from the observation platform. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Henry T. McLin, August 9, 2011

28. Northwest view from the observation platform.

Northwest view plaque on observation deck image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Henry T. McLin, August 9, 2011

29. Northwest view plaque on observation deck

Northeast view from the observation deck image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Henry T. McLin, August 9, 2011

30. Northeast view from the observation deck

Northeast view plaque on the observation deck image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Henry T. McLin, August 9, 2011

31. Northeast view plaque on the observation deck

Southwest view from the observation platform. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Henry T. McLin, August 9, 2011

32. Southwest view from the observation platform.

Southwest view plaque on the observation deck image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Henry T. McLin, August 9, 2011

33. Southwest view plaque on the observation deck

Southeast view from the observation platform. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Henry T. McLin, August 9, 2011

34. Southeast view from the observation platform.

Southeast view plaque on the observation deck image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Henry T. McLin, August 9, 2011

35. Southeast view plaque on the observation deck

Pennsylvania State Memorial approaching dusk in August image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Henry T. McLin, August 9, 2011

36. Pennsylvania State Memorial approaching dusk in August

Visitors on monument and observation deck.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,466 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 1, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 6. submitted on January 18, 2010, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. submitted on March 1, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 13, 14. submitted on January 18, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. submitted on March 1, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 20. submitted on February 27, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27. submitted on March 1, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 28, 29. submitted on August 10, 2011, by Henry T. McLin of Hanover, Pennsylvania. 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35. submitted on August 11, 2011, by Henry T. McLin of Hanover, Pennsylvania. 36. submitted on August 13, 2011, by Henry T. McLin of Hanover, Pennsylvania.