Chambersburg in Franklin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Col. Peter B. Housum
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2026
1. Col. Peter B. Housum Marker
Erected
By the [illegible] Officers & Privates
Of the 77th Reg.t Pa. Vols.
To The Memory of
Their Brave & Beloved Commander
Col. Peter B. Housum,
Who fell mortally wounded at the
Battle of Stone River
Dec. 31, 1862
Aged 39 Years.
Erected by the Members of the 77th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil.
Location. 39° 56.457′ N, 77° 39.918′ W. Memorial is in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County. It can be reached from no nearby street. Monument is in Cedar Grove Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 130 North Franklin Street, Chambersburg PA 17201, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rebecca Christine King (within shouting distance of this marker); Harry S. Gilbert Family Plot (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Philip Evans Kriechbaum (about 400 feet away); Benjamin Chambers (about 700 feet away); Aaron Nichols (about 800 feet away); Associate Reformed Church Unknown Dead (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fort Chambers (approx. 0.2 miles away); This Dwight D. Eisenhower Green Ash (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chambersburg.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2026
2. Col. Peter B. Housum Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on August 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 18, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
