Cumberland Township near Round Top in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Michigan Sharpshooters
2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Corps
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
1. Michigan Sharpshooters Monument
Note the state seal at the bottom of the monument.
Sharpshooters
(At Base):
1st Regiment U.S. Sharpshooters.
Mustered into U.S. service
at Detroit Mich. Aug. 26, 1861
Served until war ended
Fought upon this field
July 2d near Sherfy House
Here July 3d
Wounded 1 officer, 5 men
Missing 1 man.
Total 7.
(Left):
1st Regiment U.S. Sharpshooters.
Mustered into U.S. service
at Detroit, Mich. Mar. 4, 1862.
Served until war ended.
Fought upon this field
July 2d near Pitzer's Run
here July 3d.
Killed 1 officer.
Wounded 1 officer 3 men.
Total 5.
(Back):
1st Regiment U.S. Sharpshooters.
Mustered into U.S. service
at Detroit, Mich. Mar. 20, 1862.
Served until war ended.
Fought upon this field.
July 2d near Sherfy House.
Here July 3d.
4 men wounded.
(Right)
2nd Regiment U.S. Sharpshooters.
Mustered into U.S. service
at Detroit, Mich. Oct. 4, 1861.
Served until war ended.
Fought upon this field
July 2d near Slyder House on extreme left
afterwards at this point.
July 3d on Cemetery Ridge near centre of line.
4 men wounded.
Erected 1889
this page online
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1854.
Location. 39° 47.509′ N, 77° 14.363′ W. Memorial is near Round Top, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It can be reached from Sykes Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Located at stop 8, Little Round Top, on the driving tour of 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 original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: On Rushed the Texans (within shouting distance of this marker); 40th New York Infantry
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
2. Front Inscription
For Company C, 1st US Sharpshooters.
Also see . . .
1. Little Round Top. National Park Service virtual tour stop. (Submitted on January 3, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
2. Company C, 1st US Sharpshooters. A history of the company. One of the company's famous members was Truman Head, also known as "California Joe." (Submitted on January 3, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
3. Right Side Inscription
For Company I, 1st US Sharpshooters.
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
4. Back Inscription
For Company K, 1st U.S. Sharpshooters.
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
5. Left Side Inscription
For Company B, 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters.
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
6. Michigan Sharpshooters Monument
Looking up the west slope of Little Round Top. The 91st Pennsylvania Monument can be seen on the crest.
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
7. Looking Past the Monument at Plum Run Valley
Known as the Valley of Death, the run separates Little Round Top and Houck's Ridge (which ends at the Devil's Den to the south). Some of the Sharpshooters were engaged on July 3 firing at Confederates posted along the ridge in the distance.
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
8. The Slyder House
The Slider House stands to the southwest of the Devil's Den on the west side of Plum Run. Company B, 2nd US Sharpshooters was engaged in the vicinity of this house in the afternoon of July 2, and helped to delay the advance of Hood's Division on the Devil's Den and Little Round Top.
Photographed by Karl Stelly, 2008
9. The Sherfy farm house, mentioned on the Michigan Sharpshooters Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,630 times since then and 32 times this year. Last updated on July 10, 2013, by Eric Milask of Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on January 3, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 9. submitted on December 30, 2009, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
