Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
1st Delaware Infantry
2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Corps
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 17, 2008
1. 1st Delaware Infantry Position Monument
held by
the 1st Reg.
Del. Vol.
Infantry
2nd Brig. 3rd Div.
2nd Army Corps.
July 2nd
and 3rd
1863.
Erected by the state of
Delaware to commemorate
her sons.
A.D. 1885.
Erected 1885 by State of Delaware.
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° 48.874′ N, 77° 14.127′ W. Memorial is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Hancock Avenue, on the left when traveling north. The memorial is located next to the Brian Farm Buildings on Cemetery Ridge, at 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: John Page Nicholson (a few steps from this marker); Skirmish Line of 2nd Regiment Delaware Volunteers (a few steps from this marker); Pettigrew's Charge (a few steps from this marker); Second Corps (a few steps from this marker); 125th New York Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 39th New York Infantry (Garibaldi Guards) (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Major General George G. Meade (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. 1st Delaware at Gettysburg
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 17, 2008
2. 1st Delaware Infantry Position
The memorial is located on the west side of Hancock Avenue on Cemetery Ridge.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,599 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on January 28, 2025, by Diane Klinefelter of McMurray, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 28, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
