Straban Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Gettysburg Campaign

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 19, 2022

1. Gettysburg Campaign Marker

Inscription. Near Hunterstown on July 2, 1863, Union cavalry led by Gen. Judson Kilpatrick attacked a Confederate cavalry brigade under Gen. Wade Hampton. Union troops commanded by George A. Custer and Elon J. Farnsworth engaged Hampton's brigade a quarter mile southwest of here near the Hunterstown Road. Neither side was the clear victor in this four-hour engagement.

Erected 2004 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 date for this entry is July 2, 1863.

Location. 39° 52.457′ N, 77° 10.22′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Straban Township. It is on Hunterstown Road half a mile north of Martin Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1731 Hunterstown 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer (approx. 0.7 miles away); Pres. George Washington (approx. 0.7 miles away); Battle of Hunterstown (approx. ¾ mile away); Jacob Grass Hotel

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(approx. ¾ mile away); Army of the Potomac (approx. ¾ mile away); Revolutionary Soldiers in Great Conewago Cemetery (approx. one mile away); Civil War Soldiers in the Great Conewago Cemetery (approx. one mile away); Great Conewago Presbyterian Church (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 19, 2022

2. Gettysburg Campaign Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 21, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 537 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 21, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.