Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
11th Massachusetts Infantry
1st Brigade, 2nd Division
— 3rd Corps —
Upon this spot stood the 11th Mass.
Regt. during the second day
battle of Gettysburg July 2, 1863
26 were killed 93 were wounded and 10 missing.
Assisted by the state
and generous friends, the survivors
of the Regiment have
erected upon this historic field
this monumental tablet in the year
1885
All's well that ends well.
11th Mass. Inf't.
Erected 1885 by State of Massachusetts and Survivors of the Regiment.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 2, 1863.
Location. 39° 48.483′ N, 77° 14.642′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. Memorial is at the intersection of Emmitsburg Road (Business U.S. 15) and Sickles Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Emmitsburg Road. Located across the street from the Rogers House site, north of the Klingle House, 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. Andrew Atkinson Humphreys (a few steps from this marker); Site of the Rogers House (within shouting distance of this marker); Wisconsin Sharpshooters (within shouting distance of this marker); First Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Batteries F & K, Third U.S. Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); First Massachusetts Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Perry's Brigade (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Second Division (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
Also see . . . 11th Massachusetts Infantry Monument. SIRIS entry for the monument. (Submitted on March 25, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
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