Cumberland Township near Round Top in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Buying Time

July 2, 4:30 pm

— Gettysburg National Military Park —

Buying Time Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Karl Stelly, January 25, 2021

1. Buying Time Marker

Inscription. Colonel Augustus Van Horne Ellis and the men of the 124th New York watched as determined Confederates advanced towards them despite formidable artillery fire from the 4th New York Battery, behind you to your left. The 1st Texas moved in behind a stone wall to your front and unleashed a deadly fire, silencing the battery. Scrambling over the wall, the Southerners charged across the triangular shaped field before you. The 124th returned deadly fire and the Texans hesitated. Ellis said to Major James Cromwell, "The men must see us today." Mounting their horses, they jumped the wall leading their men in a charge, momentarily checking the Texans' advance. Ellis and Cromwell were soon killed. Battered and leaderless, the 124th lost momentum, but bought an hours' time before a fierce wave of Confederates overwhelmed the New Yorkers.

Erected 2021 by The National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

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° 47.55′ N, 77° 14.55′ W. Marker is near Round Top, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. Memorial is on Sickles Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within walking distance of this marker. 99th Pennsylvania Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 124th New York Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Holding Houck's Ridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Robertson's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 4th New York Independent Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); The Attack on Devil's Den (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Photography (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Round Top.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Old Marker At This Location titled "The Fight for Devil's Den".

Also see . . . Gettysburg National Military Park. National Park Service (Submitted on April 30, 2022.)

A Closeup of the Painting image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Karl Stelly, January 25, 2021

2. A Closeup of the Painting

From the marker

Photographed By Karl Stelly, January 25, 2021

3. Buying Time Marker

This is the view from the marker. This view is towards the west. The stone wall mentioned in the text is barely visible in the background.

Pair of Wayside Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Karl Stelly, January 25, 2021

4. Pair of Wayside Markers

This pair of markers is located at the top of Devil's Den, as viewed from Sickles Avenue. The marker on the left is the one entitled "Buying Time."

Photographed By Karl Stelly, April 28, 2022

5. Pair of Wayside Markers

This is a new pair of wayside markers along Sickles Avenue at the top of the Devil's Den. The marker on the left is entitled "Holding Houck's Ridge, and the one on the right is entitled "Buying Time."

The Triangular Field image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Karl Stelly, April 28, 2022

6. The Triangular Field

This view looks downhill into the triangular-shaped field mentioned in the text on the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2022, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 230 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on April 29, 2022, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 27, 2022, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 5, 6. submitted on April 29, 2022, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.