Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
39th New York Infantry
Photographed by Craig Swain, February 21, 2009
1. 39th New York Infantry Marker
Erected 1888.
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° 48.171′ N, 77° 14.271′ 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 north of the George Weikert Farm between Plum Run and Cemetery Ridge 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 original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Battery I, Fifth U.S. Artillery (here, next to this marker); A Costly Day (about 600 feet away); Dow's 6th Maine Battery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battery G, 1st New York Light Artillery (approx. 0.2 miles away); 2nd Connecticut Light Battery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Reverend Father William Corby, C.S.C. (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Volunteer Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away); 2nd Battery New Jersey Light Artillery (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
Another marker is no longer nearby. End of the Second Day (was
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Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. 39th New York at Gettysburg.
Also see . . . 39th New York Infantry. Service history of the Regiment. (Submitted on March 29, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Craig Swain
2. Battery I Tablet and 39th New York Marker
The tablet and marker stand on a rise overlooking Plum Run. Blocks and posts indicate in the past two artillery pieces represented the battery at this location. The actual position of the battery may have been further to the south, on the other side of United States Avenue.
Photographed by Craig Swain, February 21, 2009
3. 39th New York Infantry Retakes The Guns
Looking from the marker location to the north toward the Pennsylvania Memorial. The 39th New York formed the second rank of Willard's Brigade, preparing to counter the main portion of Barksdale's Confederate Brigade then advancing on Plum Run. The 39th New York was detailed to clear the 21st Mississippi from Watson's guns. The New Yorkers crossed the ground between this point and the Pennsylvania Memorial to drive off the Mississippians.
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 1,316 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 29, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
