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

Driven Back

July 1, 3:00 pm

— Gettysburg National Military Park —

Driven Back Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karl Stelly, January 25, 2021

1. Driven Back Marker

Inscription. Union General Francis Barlow positioned his Eleventh Corps division of 2,000 men on this knoll to defend against Confederate threats from the north and northeast. Around 3:00 pm over 3,000 Confederates under Generals John B. Gordon and George P. Doles attacked Barlow's position. Gordon reported that his regiments were met with an "obstinate resistance" until, at "less than 50 paces" the Federal "line was broken and driven back..." Forced off the knoll, Barlow's troops fell back in disorder. Officers desperately rallied their wavering regiments, despite the continuous assault. Confederates ultimately drove the survivors from these fields and back through Gettysburg.

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Pockets of Union soldiers, like the 26th Wisconsin, made short, desperate attempts to hold off the Confederate advance, but the overwhelming tide of Confederates forced the Union soldiers from the field.
Confederate General Jubal Early's division crushed the flank of the Union Eleventh Corps, forcing them back into Gettysburg.
Union General Francis Barlow

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

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 1, 1863.

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50.725′ N, 77° 13.599′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on East Howard Avenue 0.4 miles east of Biglerville Road (Pennsylvania Route 34), on the right when traveling north. Located near the crest of Barlow Knoll, close to the General Francis C. Barlow monument. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 walking distance of this marker: 25th and 75th Ohio Infantry (a few steps from this marker); Francis Channing Barlow (a few steps from this marker); A Father's Loss (within shouting distance of this marker); 17th Connecticut Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery G Fourth U.S. Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); 153d Pennsylvania Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Gordon's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); First Division (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Union Collapse at Barlow Knoll (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Old Marker At This Location titled "Union Collapse at Barlow Knoll".

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Photographed by Karl Stelly, January 25, 2021

2. Driven Back Marker

This view looks toward the southeast. The terrain slopes downward away from the camera, toward the Old Harrisburg Road in the background.

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

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2022, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 408 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 30, 2022, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.