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

First Regiment Vermont Cavalry

First Brigade, Third Division

— Cavalry Corps —

First Regiment Vermont Cavalry Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008

1. First Regiment Vermont Cavalry Monument

Inscription.
(Front): First Regiment Vermont Cavalry,
First Brig. Third Div. Cavalry Corps.
In the Gettysburg Campaign this regiment fought Stuart's Cavalry at Hanover, Pa. June 30, and at Hunterstown July 2; and on this field July 3, led by Gen. Elon J. Farnsworth, who fell near this spot, charged through the First Texas infantry and to the line of Law's Brigade, receiving the fire of five Confederate regiments and two batteries, and losing 67 men.

(Back): First Vermont CavalryEntered the United States service Nov. 19, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 9, 1865. Took part in the Battles of Gettysburg, Wilderness, Yellow Tavern, Winchester, Cedar Creek, Waynesboro, Five Forks, Appomattox Station and 67 other battles and engagements. Aggregate 2297 officers and men. Killed and mortally wounded in action 102; died of disease and by accidents 123; died in Confederate prisons 172; - total 397. Total wounded in action 275.

Erected 1889 by State of Vermont.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is June 30, 1861.

Location. 39° 47.214′ N, 77° 14.628′ W. Marker is near Round Top, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is

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on South Confederate Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Located in the "D Shaped Field" between the Avenue and the Slyder Farm, along a trail, in Gettysburg National Military Park. 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: William Wells (approx. 0.2 miles away); A Ride to Death (approx. 0.2 miles away); Farm Field to Battlefield (approx. 0.2 miles away); Companies E and H, Second U.S. Sharpshooters (approx. 0.2 miles away); 20th Maine Regiment (approx. ¼ mile away); 119th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers (approx. ¼ mile away); 5th Pennsylvania Reserves (approx. ¼ mile away); First Brigade (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Round Top.

Other markers no longer nearby. Farnsworth's Cavalry Charge (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Wounded and the Dead (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . .
1. 1st Vermont Cavalry Regiment. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on November 3, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. The Inner Life of The First Vermont Volunteer Cavalry, 1861-1865. The Proceedings of the Vermont Historical Society, Summer 1978 (PDF) (Submitted on November 3, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Back of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008

2. Back of Monument

Monument in the D Shaped Field image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008

3. Monument in the D Shaped Field

Stone Wall Around the Field image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008

4. Stone Wall Around the Field

The D-shaped field surrounds the monument. It is bordered by a stone wall, and at the time of the battle was a significant impediment to the movement of cavalry through this sector of the field. Some interpretations indicate General Farnsworth was killed near the west side of the field, near the wall.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,747 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on July 1, 2024, by Mike McKeown of Baltimore, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 21, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.