Mount Pleasant Township near Lake Heritage in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
1st Regiment Maryland Cavalry
Photographed By Craig Swain, April 12, 2008
1. 1st Regt. MD Cav Monument
(Front Face):
Dedicated to the
1st Regt. MD. Cav.
Lt. Col. James M. Deems
1st Brig. 2nd Div. Cavalry Corps
Illegible inscription line
July 3d, 1863
(Rear Face):
November 1861
Participated in sixty-two engagement
including the following-
Charlestown, Va - May 23, 1862.
2d Bull Run - Aug. 29-30, 1862.
Stoneman's Raid, Va. - Apr & May 1863.
Brandy Station, Va. - June 9, 1863.
Aldie, Va. - June 19, 1863.
Gettysburg, Pa - July 2-3, 1863
Deep Bottom, Va - Aug. 16-18, 1864.
Five Forks, Va. - April 4, 1865.
Appomattox Court House, Va - April 9, 1865
Casualties in Action During the War
Killed 1 Officers 32 Men 33 Total
Wounded 10 Officers 147 Men 157 Total
Captured or Missing 12 Officers 208 Men 220 Total
Aggregate 410
Mustered out Aug 8, 1865.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 3, 1863.
Location. 39° 49.507′ N, 77° 9.777′ W. Marker is near Lake Heritage, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Mount Pleasant Township. Marker is on Cavalry Field Road. Located in the East Cavalry Battlefield section of the Gettysburg
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Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. First Brigade (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Second Division (about 400 feet away); Gregg Cavalry Shaft (about 500 feet away); Co. A Purnell Legion (about 700 feet away); Michigan Cavalry Brigade (about 800 feet away); Third Pennsylvania Cavalry (approx. 0.2 miles away); Come on You Wolverines (approx. 0.2 miles away); Second Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Brook Rawle Memorial Flagpole (approx. ¼ mile away); Batteries E & G First U.S. Artillery (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lake Heritage.
Also see . . .
1. Short Bio of Lt. Col. James M. Deems. James Monroe Deems born in 1818. Before the American Civil War, he was a music educator at Baltimore, Maryland. He was best known for his 1848 composition, Nebuchadnezzar, which was the first American oratorio. James Deems however, is best remembered through his 1850 book, Vocal Music Simplified, which was one of the earliest public-school music texts books in the U.S. (Submitted on November 29, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)
2. 1st Maryland Cavalry. "The Civil War in the East" unit history. (Submitted on May 23, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed By Craig Swain, April 12, 2008
2. Back of Monumet
Photographed By Brian Scott, September 22, 2015
3. 1st Regiment Maryland Cavalry Monument
Photographed By Brian Scott, September 22, 2015
4. 1st Regiment Maryland Cavalry Monument
Photographed By Craig Swain, April 12, 2008
5. 1st Regt. MD Cav Monument
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, November 6, 2010
6. Closeup of Monument Detail
Photographed By Brian Scott, September 23, 2015
7. 1st Regiment Maryland Cavalry Monument
Photographed By Craig Swain
8. 1st Maryland Position
Initially the regiment was posted near the bend of the road, where the monument stands today. However by the time the 7th Michigan was engaged at the Phipps' Fence area, the regiment had been moved further east along Low Dutch Road.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, April 7, 2001
9. 1st Regiment Maryland Cavalry Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,691 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 16, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3, 4. submitted on November 29, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 5. submitted on July 16, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 6. submitted on November 13, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 7. submitted on November 29, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 8. submitted on July 17, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 9. submitted on July 8, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
