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

First Minnesota Volunteers

Photographed By Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

1. First Minnesota Volunteers Memorial

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

(Front):
First Minnesota Volunteers

(Left):
"All time is the millenium of their glory."

(Right):
These dead shall not have died in vain.

(Back):The surviving members
First Regiment
Minnesota Infanty.
To the memory
of their late associates
who
"died on the field of honor"
at Gettysburg
July 1863.

Erected 1867 by Surviving Members of the First Minnesota Infantry.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 39° 49.169′ N, 77° 13.916′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. Memorial can be reached from Taneytown Road (State Highway 134), on the right when traveling north. The memorial stands near the Soldiers Memorial in the center of Gettysburg National Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Bvt. Maj. Gen. Charles H.T. Collis Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery H, 1st U.S. Artillery

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Soldier’s National Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Kentucky Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 136th New York Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Battery C, First West Virginia Artillery (about 300 feet away); Second Brigade (about 300 feet away); A Few Appropriate Remarks (about 400 feet away). 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. 1st Minnesota at Gettysburg.

Left Side of Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

2. Left Side of Memorial

Right Side of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

3. Right Side of Monument

Back of Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

4. Back of Memorial

First Minnesota Volunteers Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brian Scott, September 22, 2015

5. First Minnesota Volunteers Monument

Placed in 1867, this was the first monument dedicated at the battle site.

Photographed By Brian Scott, September 22, 2015

6. First Minnesota Volunteers Monument

First Minnesota Volunteers Monument<br>Soldiers National Monument in Background image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brian Scott, September 22, 2015

7. First Minnesota Volunteers Monument
Soldiers National Monument in Background

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,183 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 8, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 5, 6, 7. submitted on November 24, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.