Cumberland Township near Round Top in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Charles Frederick Taylor
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
1. Charles Frederick Taylor Memorial
Charles Frederick Taylor
July 2, 1863
Age 23 years 4 months 26 days
Colonel of "The Bucktails"
First Rifle Regiment P.V.R.C.
Erected by his comrades and friends
1905
(Back):
Born February 6 1840
Enrolled May 16 1861
Captain Co. H. 13th Penna. Reserves
First Rifles May 28 1861
Colonel March 1 1863
Killed in action July 2 1863
Erected 1905 by Comrades and Friends.
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° 47.74′ N, 77° 14.48′ W. Memorial is near Round Top, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Ayres Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Located on the southeast corner of the Wheatfield in Gettysburg National Military Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: 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: Second U.S. Infantry (a few steps from this marker); 13th Pennsylvania Reservers (within shouting distance of this marker); Seventh U.S. Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Brigade (within shouting
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Also see . . . The Old Bucktails. A history of the 1st Pennsylvania Rifles / 13th Pennsylvania Reserve Corps / 42nd Pennsylvania Volunteers. (Submitted on January 22, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Additional commentary.
1. Original Marker and Different Location
One of the first markers placed at Gettysburg was a simple stone, looking like a gravestone, for Charles Taylor, dedicated in 1878. It stood on the east side of the ridge line, overlooking Plum Run Valley. Photos from the 1880s show Little Round Top in the distance. Later in the 1900s, funds for a new monument were secured, and the present one was placed closer to the site of Colonel Taylor's mortal wounding.
— Submitted 
February 1, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
2. Back of Memorial
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
3. Charles Frederick Taylor Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on August 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 22, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,711 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on August 15, 2023, by Tom Raines of Houston, Texas. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 22, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
