Hampden Township near Mechanicsburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Gettysburg Campaign

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 30, 2015

1. Gettysburg Campaign Marker

Inscription. This campaign's northernmost engagement, known as the Battle of Sporting Hill, occurred just north and west of here, June 30, 1863. The 22nd & 37th New York Militia Regiments, along with Landis's Philadelphia Battery, fought in defense of Harrisburg against the 16th & 36th Virginia Cavalry units. Afterward the Confederates withdrew to Carlisle, leaving some 16 dead. Reported wounded were 11 Union soldiers; 20-30 Confederates.

Erected 1997 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 Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 30, 1863.

Location. 40° 14.226′ N, 76° 58.337′ W. Marker is near Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is in Hampden Township. It is at the intersection of Carlisle Pike and South Sporting Hill Road, on the right when traveling east on Carlisle Pike. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5000 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg PA 17050, 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, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sporting Hill (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Sporting Hill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Peace Church

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Gettysburg Campaign (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Peace Church (approx. one mile away); George Croghan (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Shell Home & Butchery - Early 1900s (approx. 1.3 miles away); St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mechanicsburg.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Brig. Gen. Albert Gallatin Jenkins, C.S.A. (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 30, 2015

2. Gettysburg Campaign Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,136 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 1, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.