Cumberland Township near Round Top in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Col. Strong Vincent
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 11, 2013
1. Col. Strong Vincent Marker
comg 3d Brig. 1st Div. 5th Corp
July 2nd 1863
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° 47.476′ N, 77° 14.221′ W. Memorial is near Round Top, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Sykes Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located in Gettysburg National Military Park, atop Little Round Top. 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 original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 12th and 44th New York Infantry (here, next to this marker); From Battlefield to National Shrine (here, next to this marker); Historic Breastworks (here, next to this marker); 140th New York Infantry (a few steps from this marker); Defense of Little Round Top (within shouting distance of this marker); Gen. Strong Vincent (within shouting distance of this marker); Sixteenth Michigan Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Third Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Round Top.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Historic Breastworks (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed).
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 11, 2013
2. Col. Strong Vincent Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 11, 2013
3. Marker on Little Round Top
Marker can be seen on the boulder at the base of the tower.
Internet Archive
4. Brigadier General Strong Vincent, Mortally Wounded, July 2D, in the Struggle for the Round Tops
From The Century Magazine, Vol. 33, No. 2, December 1886. After a photo by Brady
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,106 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 13, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4. submitted on September 24, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
