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

Site of the Bliss House

14th Connecticut

Photographed by Craig Swain, February 21, 2009

1. Site of the Bliss House Marker

Inscription. Centre of site of the Bliss House, captured and burned by the 14 C.V. July 3 1863.

Erected 1884.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1625.

Location. 39° 49.013′ N, 77° 14.513′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It can be reached from Long Lane, on the left when traveling west. Located near the site of the Bliss 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

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 1st Regiment Delaware Volunteers

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(here, next to this marker); 12th New Jersey Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker); 14th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker); 8th Ohio Infantry (approx. ¼ mile away); United States Army Tank Corps (approx. ¼ mile away); Camp Colt: The Tank Corps (approx. ¼ mile away); Holding Their Line (approx. ¼ mile away); Companies G and I, 4th Ohio Infantry (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.

Other markers no longer nearby. Camp Colt (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); "The Isolated and Advanced Position" of the 8th Ohio Infantry (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Medal of Honor at Gettysburg (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. 14th Connecticut at Gettysburg.

Also see . . . Fury at the Bliss Farm. Article from America's Civil War by John M. Archer. (Submitted on March 1, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Photographed by Craig Swain, February 21, 2009

2. Site of the Bliss House Marker

On top of the marker is a trefoil, the symbol of the Second Corps.

Site of the Bliss Farm image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, February 21, 2009

3. Site of the Bliss Farm

Looking from Long Lane to the southwest. The house and barn stood rise in the center of view, beyond the fences where the monuments stand.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,580 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 1, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.