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

Come on You Wolverines

July 3, 4:00 pm

— Gettysburg National Military Park —

Come on You Wolverines Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Karl Stelly, May 2, 2022

1. Come on You Wolverines Marker

Inscription. Across these fields Union General David M. Gregg's 4,500 horsemen engaged Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart's cavalry in hard-fought charge and counter-charge. Stuart's 6,000 troopers emerged from the distant woods behind you, accelerating in formation from walk to gallop, sabers glinting in the sun. Seeing the Confederate advance, Union General George Custer spurred his horse to the front of the 1st Michigan, shouting, "Come on you Wolverines!" Captain William Miller, 3rd Pennsylvania, said, "A more determined and vigorous charge...was never my fortune to witness." Enemies collided. Sabers slashed. Guns fired. Men and horses screamed. Union troopers finally pushed the Confederates from the field. The attack on the Union rear had failed.

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 3, 1863.

Location. 39° 49.597′ N, 77° 9.902′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Mount Pleasant Township. Marker is on Gregg Avenue, 0.3 miles west of Low Dutch Road, on the left when traveling west. Located on the East Cavalry Battlefield. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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within walking distance of this marker. Second Brigade (a few steps from this marker); Co. A Purnell Legion (within shouting distance of this marker); Michigan Cavalry Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Division (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gregg Cavalry Shaft (about 600 feet away); The Brook Rawle Memorial Flagpole (about 600 feet away); First Brigade (about 600 feet away); Third Pennsylvania Cavalry (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Old Markers At This Location: "A Thunderous Charge" was relocated after replacing and an earlier version titled "A Violent Collision of Cavalry".

Also see . . . Gettysburg National Military Park. National Park Service (Submitted on May 3, 2022.)

A closeup of the left side of the Painting image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Karl Stelly, May 2, 2022

2. A closeup of the left side of the Painting

From the marker

A closeup of the right side of the Painting image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Karl Stelly, May 2, 2022

3. A closeup of the right side of the Painting

With General George Armstrong Custer, front and center

Photographed By Karl Stelly, May 2, 2022

4. Come on You Wolverines Marker

This view looks toward the south-southwest, down Custer Avenue. The Michigan Cavalry Brigade Monument can be seen in the background.

Photographed By Karl Stelly, May 2, 2022

5. Come on You Wolverines Marker

This view looks westward along Gregg Avenue from the marker.

Photographed By Karl Stelly, May 2, 2022

6. Come on You Wolverines Marker

This view looks toward the east-southeast along Gregg Avenue from the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2022, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 630 times since then and 107 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 3, 2022, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.