Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Gettysburg Campaign
Photographed by Karl Stelly, 2009
1. Gettysburg Campaign Marker
Gettysburg Campaign Marker, Fairfield Road near Marsh Creek
Erected 2008 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Gettysburg Campaign, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1864.
Location. 39° 49.13′ N, 77° 16.975′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is at the intersection of Fairfield Road (State Highway 116) and Bream Hill Road, on the right when traveling west on Fairfield Road. Located near the historic Black Horse Tavern. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 825 Black Horse Tavern Rd, Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Black Horse Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); Francis Bream Black Horse Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); McLaws's and Pickett's Divisions (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Civil War Hospital
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Another marker is no longer nearby. " the most historic covered bridge in Pennyslvania " (was approx. 1½ miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . The Retreat From Gettysburg. A short article discussing the retreat. (Submitted on August 27, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, June 22, 2008
2. Gettysburg Campaign Marker
Breems Hill Road, to the left, is the original trace of the Fairfield Road, over which much of the Confederate infantry passed on the way south from Gettysburg.
Photographed by Craig Swain, June 22, 2008
3. Fairfield Road
Looking west from the marker location. Fairfield Road was the first leg of the Confederate retreat. Here it passes over a meandering Marsh Creek. Once in Fairfield, the Confederates passed over South Mountain and onwards into Maryland.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,190 times since then and 42 times this year. Last updated on August 29, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1. submitted on December 23, 2009, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 2, 3. submitted on August 27, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
