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

106th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers

2nd Brigade, 2nd Division

— 2nd Corps —

106th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, February 21, 2009

1. 106th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Marker

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(Top):Position held by the 106th Regt. P.V.
2nd Brig. 2nd Div. 2nd A.C.
July 3, 1863.
(Bottom):Organized Aug. 21, 1861
Mustered out June 30, 1865
From Balls Bluff to Appomattox
"Your batteries can be withdrawn when that regiment runs away"
- Gen. O. O. Howard to Major Osborn

Erected 1888.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1986.

Location. 39° 49.335′ N, 77° 13.765′ W. Marker is in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. Marker is on Baltimore Pike (State Highway 97), on the right when traveling north. Located on East Cemetery Hill 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 134th New York Infantry (a few steps from this marker); 27th Pennsylvania Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 73rd Pennsylvania Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery I, First Regiment New York Light Artillery

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Major General Oliver Otis Howard (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Division (within shouting distance of this marker); Attack on Cemetery Hill (within shouting distance of this marker); 7th West Virginia Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker). 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. 106th Pennsylvania Infantry at Gettysburg.

Also see . . . 106th Pennsylvania Infantry. Service history of the regiment. (Submitted on March 18, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

106th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Position Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, February 21, 2009

2. 106th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Position Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,488 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 18, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.