Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
14th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers
Photographed by Craig Swain, February 21, 2009
1. 14th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers Marker
A.M. July 3, 1863
captured here from Confederate Sharp-
shooters the large barn of Wm. Bliss
and his dwelling house near and upon
retiring burned both buildings by order
of the Div. Commander.
Center of barn site.
Erected 1884.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1915.
Location. 39° 48.984′ N, 77° 14.523′ W. Memorial is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It can be reached from Long Lane, on the left when traveling east. Located near the site of the Bliss farm 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 12th New Jersey Volunteers (a few steps from this marker); Site of the Bliss House (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st Regiment Delaware Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker); United States Army Tank Corps (approx. Ό mile away); 8th Ohio Infantry (approx. Ό mile away); Camp Colt: The Tank Corps (approx. 0.3 miles away); Holding Their Line (approx. 0.3 miles 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. Ό mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); "The Isolated and Advanced Position" of the 8th Ohio Infantry (was approx. Ό mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Medal of Honor at Gettysburg (was approx. Ό 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
Photographed by Craig Swain, February 21, 2009
2. Back of Marker
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
3. 14th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers Marker
Photographed by Craig Swain, February 21, 2009
4. Cemetery Ridge
Looking from the Bliss Farm toward Cemetery Ridge. Clear in this view are the Bryan Farm buildings and the Cyclorama Building. The 14th Connecticut and detachments from other regiments sent forward as skirmishers moved down from the ridge to the Bliss Farm on both July 2 and 3.
Photographed by Craig Swain, February 21, 2009
5. 14th Connecticut Marker Stone
One of two marker stones in the vicinity of the Bliss Barn.
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 1,308 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 1, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
