Straban Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
16th Pennsylvania Cavalry
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 24, 2008
1. 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry Monument
on
the
afternoon
of July 3rd 1863
16th Penna Cavalry
2nd Brigade 2nd Cavalry Division
Cavalry Corps
Army of the Potomac
Erected 1884 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 3, 1863.
Location. 39° 49.052′ N, 77° 11.863′ W. Memorial is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Straban Township. It is on Highland Avenue half a mile south of Hanover Road (Pennsylvania Route 116), on the right when traveling north. Located on what was the Deardorff Farm at the time of the battle. 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: 10th New York Cavalry (approx. half a mile away); Union Second Cavalry Division (approx. 0.6 miles away); Daniel Lady Farm (approx. 0.8 miles away); Home, Headquarters, Hospital (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Union 12th Corps (approx. 0.9 miles away); CSA Field Hospital (approx. 0.9 miles away); General Lee on The Lady Farm (approx. 0.9 miles away); Home, Headquarters, Hospital (cont'd) (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
Also see . . .
this page online
1. 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry Monument. Gettysburg Daily article. (Submitted on December 2, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
2. 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment. "The Civil War in the East" unit history. (Submitted on May 23, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 24, 2008
2. Front Inscription
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 24, 2008
3. Pennsylvania Coat of Arms
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 24, 2008
4. Right Face of Monument
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 24, 2008
5. Left Face of Monument
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 24, 2008
6. Back of Monument
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 24, 2008
7. Close up of the Statue
Depicting a trooper of the regiment at rest.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,454 times since then and 31 times this year. Last updated on June 25, 2024, by Mike McKeown of Baltimore, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 24, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
