Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
150th New York Infantry
Photographed by Craig Swain, February 21, 2009
1. 150th New York Infantry Marker
New York Infantry
of
Lockwood's Brigade,
1st Division,
12th Corps.
Charged to this point
on
July 2nd 1863,
about 8 p.m.
and drew off
three abandoned guns
of Bigelow's Battery.
(Back):
on
Culp's Hill
Erected 1889 by State of New York.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 2, 1868.
Location. 39° 48.098′ N, 77° 14.549′ W. Memorial is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on United States Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Located at the Trostle Farm in Gettysburg National Military 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ninth Massachusetts Battery (a few steps from this marker); Unflinching Under Fire (within shouting distance of this marker); 3d Corps Headquarters (within shouting distance of this marker); Major General Sickles (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Costly Day (approx. 0.2 miles away); 2nd Position of 118th Pennsylvania Volunteers (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Ninth Massachusetts Battery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brevet Major General Samuel Zook (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
Other markers no longer nearby. Bigelow's Desperate Stand (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); End of the Second Day (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. 150th New York at Gettysburg.
Also see . . . 150th New York Infantry. Service history
Photographed by Craig Swain, February 21, 2009
2. Plaque
Photographed by Craig Swain, February 21, 2009
3. Back of Marker
Photographed by Craig Swain
4. The Trostle Farm Position
Standing between the Trostle barn and house is the monument for the 2nd Position, 9th Massachusetts Artillery and a position marker for the 150th New York Infantry. A 12-pounder Napoleon represents the battery at this location. The gun is registry number 90, produced by Henry N. Hooper, of Boston, Massachusetts, in 1863.
Photographed by Craig Swain, February 21, 2009
5. 150th New York Infantry Marker in Front of the Trostle House
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,542 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 29, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
