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

Position of the Reserve Brigade

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 24, 2023

1. Position of the Reserve Brigade Marker

Inscription. Position of the
Reserve Brigade
First Division Cavalry Corps
1-2-5-6 U.S. Cavalry
and
Battery K. 1st U.S. Artillery

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1863.

Location. 39° 46.527′ N, 77° 15.851′ W. Memorial is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Emmitsburg Road (Business U.S. 15) 0.4 miles south of Union Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2192 Emmitsburg Rd, Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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:

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Sixth U.S. Cavalry (a few steps from this marker); Reserve Brigade (a few steps from this marker); Battery K, First U.S. Artillery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First U.S. Cavalry (about 300 feet away); Second U.S. Cavalry (about 400 feet away); 1st & 2d Regiments United States Cavalry (about 800 feet away); 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry (approx. 0.3 miles away); Chaplain Samuel Henry Stein (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 24, 2023

2. Position of the Reserve Brigade Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2023, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 187 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 26, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.