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

2nd Wisconsin Regiment

Photographed by Craig Swain, February 21, 2009

1. 2nd Wisconsin Regiment Position Marker

Inscription. 2nd. Wis. Regt.
July 2d & 3d.
1863.

Erected 1888.

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

Location. 39° 49.208′ N, 77° 13.358′ W. Memorial is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It can be reached from Slocum Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Located on the Stevens Knoll section of the Gettysburg National Battlefield 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

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry (within shouting

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distance of this marker); 6th Wisconsin Regiment (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 24th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry (about 400 feet away); Battlefield Landmarks - South and West (about 600 feet away); Battlefield Landmarks - North and West (about 600 feet away); Stevens' Battery (about 600 feet away); 7th Indiana Infantry (about 600 feet away); Attack on East Cemetery Hill (about 600 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. 2nd Wisconsin at Gettysburg

2nd Wisconsin Regiment July 2 and 3 Position image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, February 21, 2009

2. 2nd Wisconsin Regiment July 2 and 3 Position

The trench beyond the marker is the remains of earthworks built by the regiment after occupying this section of the battlefield in the evening of July 1.

Federal Earthworks image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, February 21, 2009

3. Federal Earthworks

Another view of the earthworks near the position marker.

Company F Position Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, February 21, 2009

4. Company F Position Marker

Near the 2nd Wisconsin position marker is a marker indicating the portion of the line held by Company F of the regiment.

2nd Wisconsin Position Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, February 21, 2009

5. 2nd Wisconsin Position Markers

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,207 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 22, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.