Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Major General Sickles
Photographed by Craig Swain, February 21, 2009
1. Major General Sickles Marker
A diamond symbol for Third Corps crowns the marker.
Daniel Sickles
Wounded
July 2, 1863
Erected 1901.
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° 48.152′ N, 77° 14.566′ 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 original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Unflinching Under Fire (within shouting distance of this marker);
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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).
Also see . . . The Sickles' Witness Tree. Article from Gettysburg Daily. (Submitted on March 29, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, February 21, 2009
2. Close Up of Inscription
Photographed by Craig Swain, February 21, 2009
3. The Marker and the Trostle Barn
4. Post-War Visit of General Sickles
This postwar photo, from the 1888 25th anniversary of the battle, General Sickles (center) visits the Trostle Farm with Generals Carr and Graham. Note that General Sickles stands on one leg. The other being amputated due to the wound suffered near the Trostle Barn on July 2, 1863. Carr and Graham were brigade commanders in Sickles Third Corps.
(Photo Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-69843.)
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(Photo Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-69843.)
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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 1,467 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 29, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
