Cumberland Township near Round Top in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
118th Pennsylvania Volunteers
Corn Exchange Regiment
| | 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Corps | |
Photographed by Craig Swain, April 4, 2009
1. 118th Pennsylvania Volunteers Monument
The monument stands on a boulder outcropping on Big Round Top.
Corn Exchange Reg't
1st Brigade 1st Division 5th Corps
Army of the Potomac
(Left):
of "Wheat Field" July 2,
and held this position
July 3, and 4, 1863.
(Back):
August 30, 1862
Mustered out June 1, 1865
Participated in 34 battles
Killed in battle 205
Died of wounds and disease 500
Missing in action 273
Original muster 960
Recruits 456
Final muster of original members 139.
(Right):
by the Commercial Exchange
formerly Corn Exchange
of Philadelphia, and the
surviving members of
the Regiment.
Erected 1884 by the Commercial Exchange of Philadelphia.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1809.
Location. 39° 47.243′ N, 77° 14.332′ W. Memorial is near Round Top, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It can be reached from South Confederate Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Located on a trail to the crest of Big Round Top 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.
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Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. 118th "Corn Exchange" Regiment at Gettysburg.
Also see . . .
1. 118th Pennsylvania Volunteers. Service history of the regiment. (Submitted on April 11, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
2. 118th Pennsylvania Volunteers Monument. SIRIS entry for the monument. (Submitted on April 11, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
3. 118th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. "The Civil War in the East" unit history. (Submitted on May 22, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, April 4, 2009
2. Front of Monument
The regimental designation appears on a knapsack crowning the monument. The center displays a Maltese Cross for the Fifth Corps embraced by a wreath of corn stalks.
Photographed by Craig Swain, April 4, 2009
3. Left Side of Monument
Photographed by Craig Swain, April 4, 2009
4. Back of Monument
Photographed by Craig Swain, April 4, 2009
5. Right Side of Monument
Cannon balls support the knapsack on top of the monument.
Photographed by Craig Swain, April 4, 2009
6. 118th Pennsylvania Volunteers Monument
Photographed by Craig Swain, April 4, 2009
7. Rock Wall
In front of and on either side of the monument is a rock wall used by the 118th Pennsylvania on July 3 for protection.
Photographed by Craig Swain, April 4, 2009
8. View from Big Round Top
Looking down hill from the 118th Pennsylvania position. The pavement of South Confederate Avenue is seen running left to right through the trees. The Federal occupation of Big Round Top on the evening of July 2 effectively prevented any renewed Confederate offensive in this sector of the battlefield. In front of the 118th Pennsylvania, of Tilton's Brigade, were Confederates of Robertson's and Laws' Brigades. While both sides skirmished heavily, neither mounted any major maneuvers here on July 3. In the early evening, the Confederates withdrew back to Seminary Ridge.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,935 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on April 11, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
