Carlisle in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Gettysburg Campaign

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, April 2, 2010

1. Gettysburg Campaign Marker

Inscription. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's southern cavalry arrived July 1, 1863, by Dover and Dillsburg. Finding Ewell had left the day before, Stuart burned the U.S. Barracks and left for Gettysburg, where the battle had begun.

Erected 1947 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 July 1, 1863.

Location. 40° 11.71′ N, 77° 10.074′ W. Marker is in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is on Pennsylvania Route 74 close to Valley Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Carlisle PA 17013, 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,

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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: Seven Gables Park (approx. half a mile away); 500 U.S. Soldiers of the Civil War are Here Interred (approx. 0.6 miles away); Ashland Soldiers' Lot (approx. 0.6 miles away); 80th Infantry (approx. 0.7 miles away); 88th Infantry (approx. 0.7 miles away); 44th Bomb Group (Heavy) (approx. 0.7 miles away); 8th Armored Division Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Traditions Field (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carlisle.

Photographed by Shane Oliver, October 30, 2021

2. Gettysburg Campaign Marker

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, January 16, 2010

3. Gettysburg Campaign Marker

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 16, 2015

4. Gettysburg Campaign Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,619 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 1, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on December 19, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 3. submitted on May 1, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 4. submitted on March 16, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.