Mount Pleasant Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Battery M, Second U.S. Artillery
First Brigade Horse Artillery
— Cavalry Corps —
Cavalry Corps
First Brigade Horse Artillery
Battery M Second U.S. Artillery
Six 3 inch rifles
Lieut. A. C. M. Pennington Commanding
July 2 Engaged with the Confederates at Hunterstown
July 3 Engaged in Brig. General Custer's Brigade with Major General J.E.B. Stuart's Confederate Cavalry on the right of the Union Army
Erected 1907 by Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • Notable Places • War, US Civil. A significant day of the year for for this entry is July 2.
Location. 39° 49.1′ N, 77° 10.157′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Mount Pleasant Township. Marker is at the intersection of East Cavalry Avenue and Hanover Road (Pennsylvania Route 116), on the right when traveling north on East Cavalry Avenue. Located at the south entrance to the East Cavalry Battlefield section of the Gettysburg National Military Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Third Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); First Maine Cavalry (within shouting distance of this marker); Batteries E & G First U.S. Artillery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Second Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battery H, 3d Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Batteries E & G First U.S. Artillery (approx. 0.3 miles away); 1st Regiment Maryland Cavalry (approx. 0.6 miles away); Michigan Cavalry Brigade (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
Also see . . .
1. Battery M, Second U.S. Artillery. Blog posting covering the service history and some of the personalities in the battery. (Submitted on January 2, 2009, by Henry T. McLin of Hanover, Pennsylvania.)
2. Colonel Alexander Pennington, Jr. (Submitted on March 14, 2018, by Henry T. McLin of Hanover, Pennsylvania.)
3. 2nd United States Artillery, Battery M. "The Civil War in the East" unit history. (Submitted on May 23, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,682 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 13, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on October 11, 2009, by Henry T. McLin of Hanover, Pennsylvania. 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 13, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.