Mount Joy Township near Lake Heritage in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
7th Maine Infantry
3rd Brigade, 2nd Division
| | 6th Corps | |
Photographed by Craig Swain, April 4, 2009
1. 7th Maine Infantry Monument
3rd Brig. 2nd Div.
6th Corps
July 3d, 1863.
Erected 1889 by State of Maine.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 39° 48.471′ N, 77° 12.644′ W. Memorial is near Lake Heritage, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Mount Joy Township. It can be reached from Clapsdale Road, on the left when traveling west. Located on Neill Avenue, or "Lost Lane", in Gettysburg National Military Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1650 Baltimore Pike, 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: 49th New York Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 43rd New York Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Third Brigade (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 61st Pennsylvania Infantry (about 500 feet away); Manor of Maske (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gettysburg Campaign (approx. Ό mile away); McAllister's Mill (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named McAllister's Mill (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lake Heritage.
Also see . . .
1. Lost Lane. A tour of Lost Lane with
this page online
2. 7th Maine Infantry. Wikipedia entry about the regiment. Like the 20th Maine's famous Col. Chamberlain, the 7th Maine's Colonel Seldon Connor was later promoted to Brigadier General and after the war served as governor of the state. (Submitted on April 11, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
3. 7th Maine Infantry Monument. SIRIS entry for the monument. (Submitted on April 11, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, April 4, 2009
2. 7th Maine Infantry Monument
Photographed by Craig Swain, April 4, 2009
3. Left Flank of the 7th Maine
Looking at the monument from the left flank marker. At the time of the battle, a stone wall extended through the regiment's sector, but this may be of post war construction.
Photographed by Craig Swain, April 4, 2009
4. Right Flank of the 7th Maine
Looking from the right flank marker toward the monument. At the time of the battle, the field in front of the regiment was cleared pasture.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 50,732 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 11, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
