Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
6th Maine Infantry
3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Corps
Photographed by Craig Swain, April 12, 2008
1. 6th Maine Infantry Monument
Infantry
3rd Brigade
1st Div.
6th Corps.
July 3, 1863.
in afternoon moved
to support of centre.
Then to Big Round Top.
Erected 1889 by State of Maine.
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° 47.007′ N, 77° 13.705′ W. Memorial is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Howe Avenue 0.1 miles east of Taneytown Road (Pennsylvania Road 194), on the right when traveling west. Located in Gettysburg National Military Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1198 Taneytown 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: Third Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery C, First New York Light Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); 49th Pennsylvania Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 119th Pennsylvania Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 5th Wisconsin Volunteers (about 400 feet away); Second Division
this page online
Also see . . . 5th Maine Regiment. Cicil War in the East website entry (Submitted on January 9, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, April 12, 2008
2. Front Side of Monument
Photographed by Craig Swain, April 12, 2008
3. Left Side of Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on January 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,409 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on September 4, 2024, by Mark P. Brock-Cancellieri of Baltimore, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 5, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
