Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
First Massachusetts Light Battery
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
1. First Massachusetts Light Battery Monument
Massachusetts
Light Battery
Artillery Brig. 6th Corps
July 3, 1863
Erected 1885 by State of Massachusetts.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 39° 49.065′ N, 77° 13.895′ W. Memorial is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It can be reached from Taneytown Road (State Highway 134), on the right when traveling north. Located in the Gettysburg National Cemetery, near the south entrance. 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 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hall's Battery (a few steps from this marker); Lincoln Address Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Lincoln Address Memorial Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker); Gettysburg National Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st Ohio Light Artillery, Battery H (Huntington's Battery) (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st New Hampshire Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Gettysburg Address (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Soldiers' National Cemetery (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
2. Back of Monument
On the back of the monument, facing west, is the Greek cross symbol of Sixth Corps suspended below an artillery badge. The two symbols are framed by palms.
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
3. First Massachusetts Light Battery Monument
The monument is flanked by one authentic 3-inch Ordnance rifle and one reproduction example.
Photographed by Brian Scott, September 22, 2015
4. First Massachusetts Light Battery Monument
Photographed by Brian Scott, September 22, 2015
5. First Massachusetts Light Battery Monument
Held in reserve for most of the battle, the 1st Massachusetts was under the command of Captain William H. McCartney. When it finally received orders to join the battle on July 3, it went left instead of right and finally returned to the site of the monument to fire shots at the retreating Confederates.
Photographed by Brian Scott, September 22, 2015
6. First Massachusetts Light Battery Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 5, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,399 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 5, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 20, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
