Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
149th Pennsylvania Infantry
1st Regiment Bucktail Brigade
— 2nd Brigade 3rd Division 1st Corps —
Photographed By Craig Swain, August 16, 2008
1. 149th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument
(Front):(1st Reg. Bucktail Brigade)
2d Brig. 3rd Div. 1st Corps.
(Right Side): July 1st. The Regiment held this position from 11:30 a.m. until the Corps retired, resisting several assaults of the enemy, making two successful charges to the R.R. Cut and changing front to rear under fire.
(Back): July 2nd. Moved to support of the left and remained on picket all night. In the morning of the 3rd moved to left center where its other monument stands.
(Left Side):
Killed and mortally wounded 66. Wounded 159. Captured or missing 111 Total 336.
Mustered in Aug. 30th, 1862.
Mustered out June 24th 1865.
Erected 1888 by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1753.
Location. 39° 50.253′ N, 77° 15.085′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. Memorial is at the intersection of Chambersburg
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Battery A, Second U.S. Artillery (a few steps from this marker); Gettysburg Campaign (within shouting distance of this marker); Hall's 2nd Maine Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Major General John Fulton Reynolds (within shouting distance of this marker); Edward McPherson Farm (within shouting distance of this marker); Buford (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); McPherson Barn (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. 149th Pennsylvania Infantry at Gettysburg.
Also see . . . 149th Pennsylvania Infantry. Regimental history. (Submitted on October 19, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Additional commentary.
1. Regimental Colors
Shortly after the regiment went into line along the Pike, it came under fire from Confederate guns on Oak Hill and Herr Ridge. Caught in a dangerous cross-fire, the Brigade commander opted
Photographed By Craig Swain, August 16, 2008
2. Right Side Inscription
— Submitted October 19, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Photographed By Craig Swain, August 16, 2008
3. Back Inscription
Like many other units which fought during the first day, the 149th has monuments in two locations on the battlefield. What is not mentioned is a monument to Company D of the regiment, which stands on West Confederate Avenue near the Schultz House.
Photographed By Craig Swain, August 16, 2008
4. Left Side Inscription
Photographed By Craig Swain, August 16, 2008
5. Seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Photographed By Craig Swain, August 16, 2008
6. Close Up of the Soldier
The soldier's musket, belt, accouterments, and the "bucktail" on his kepi are bronze.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2001
7. 149th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument
Photographed By Craig Swain, August 16, 2008
8. 149th Pennsylvania Infantry Lines
The 149th held a line, facing north, along the Chambersburg Pike, during the mid-day phase of the first day of battle. The "official" flank markers are seen here along the road, with the left flank in the foreground and the right flank beyond the ravine in the background. This position was in a "vice" formed by the advance of two Confederate Brigades - Daniel's from the north and Brockenbrough's from the west.
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 1, 2008
9. Stone's Brigade on Seminary Ridge
Looking from Reynolds' Drive, near the McPherson Woods, toward the Lutheran Theological Seminary. In the later phases of the afternoon fighting of July 1, Stone's brigade was reformed on Seminary Ridge with the 143rd Pennsylvania north of the Chambersburg Pike (entering from the left of this view next to the tree line and white hotel buildings). The 149th Pennsylvania was posted to the south of the Pike, around the Seminary buildings in the center of this view. The 150th Pennsylvania was to their left rear. This position, supporting several batteries of Federal guns, was flanked when the Eleventh Corps collapsed.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,329 times since then and 145 times this year. Last updated on March 26, 2012, by Donald E Coho of York, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 19, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 7. submitted on November 18, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 8. submitted on October 19, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 9. submitted on January 11, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
