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

Gettysburg Campaign

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, January 24, 2006

1. Gettysburg Campaign Marker

Inscription. Confederate General Albert G. Jenkins and his staff occupied this house, June 28-30, 1863. His brigade, a part of General Ewell's Corps, had entered Mechanicsburg to reconnoiter the approaches to Harrisburg with a view toward a June 30 attack. The troops withdrew from here on the 30th, however, having been ordered to Gettysburg in advance of the battle there. This house, owned at the time by John Rupp, was built in 1787 by his grandfather, Jonas Rupp.

Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Gettysburg Campaign, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is June 28, 1832.

Location. 40° 13.433′ N, 76° 58.527′ W. Marker is near Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is in Hampden Township. It is on Trindle Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5115 East Trindle Road, Mechanicsburg PA 17050, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg.

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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sporting Hill (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Sporting Hill (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Gettysburg Campaign

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(approx. 0.9 miles away); The Shell Home & Butchery - Early 1900s (approx. one mile away); St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (approx. one mile away); Jacob Miller - 1874 (approx. 1.1 miles away); Rupp Carriage Factory - Built Around 1875 (approx. 1.1 miles away); Rupp General Store - Built Before 1862 (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mechanicsburg.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Brig. Gen. Albert Gallatin Jenkins, C.S.A. (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, January 24, 2006

2. Rupp House

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,927 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 16, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.