Mount Pleasant Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Co. A Purnell Legion
Maryland Cavalry
Photographed by Craig Swain, April 12, 2008
1. Co. A Purnell Legion Monument
Note the cavalry trooper depicted on the monument is armed with a Spencer repeating carbine.
(Front):
Maryland Cavalry
Maryland's Tribute to Her Loyal Sons
(Around Base):
2nd Division
Cavalry Corps
(Back):
commanded by
Capt. Robert E. Duvall.
served in the cavalry engagement
on this flank. July 2nd and 3rd 1863.
Organized at Pikesville MD.
Sept. Oct. and Nov. 1861
Mustered out at Fort Monroe, Va.
July 23 1865.
Erected 1890 by State of Maryland.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 2, 1863.
Location. 39° 49.588′ N, 77° 9.877′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Mount Pleasant Township. It is on Cavalry Field Road (Gregg Avenue), on the right when traveling east. Located in 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.
Regionally, this marker 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 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Come on You Wolverines (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Michigan Cavalry Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker);
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. A Violent Collision of Cavalry (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . .
1. Purnell Legion Cavalry. Short unit history. The "Legion" was created with companies of infantry and cavalry along with artillery batteries, grouped as one unit. (Submitted on July 19, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
2. Purnell Legion Cavalry, Company A. "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 Monument
Photographed by Brian Scott, September 23, 2015
3. Co. A Purnell Legion Monument
Photographed by Brian Scott, September 23, 2015
4. Co. A Purnell Legion Monument
Photographed by Craig Swain, April 12, 2008
5. Co. A Purnell Legion Monument
Photographed by Brian Scott, September 23, 2015
6. Co. A Purnell Legion Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,387 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 19, 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 19, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 6. submitted on November 29, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
