Mount Pleasant Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Chambliss's Brigade
Stuart's Cavalry Division
— Army of Northern Virginia —
Photographed By Craig Swain, April 12, 2008
1. Chambliss's Brigade Tablet
Army of Northern Virginia
Stuart's Cavalry Division
Chambliss's Brigade
2nd North Carolina
and
9th, 10th, 13th Virginia Cavalry
July 3 The Brigade reached here about noon and took an active part in the fight until it ended. Some of the men serving as sharpshooters in the vicinity of the Rummel Barn but most of the Command participating in the charges made by the Cavalry during the afternoon. It left the field after nightfall.
Losses Killed 6 Wounded 41 Missing 25 Total 74
Erected 1910 by Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1752.
Location. 39° 50.015′ N, 77° 10.325′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Mount Pleasant Township. Marker is on Cavalry Field Road (Confederate Cavalry Avenue), on the right when traveling north. 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Captain Thomas E. Jackson's Battery (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cavalry Division (about 800 feet away); McGregor's Battery - Beckham's Battalion
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Also see . . .
1. John R. Chambliss. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on November 11, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Chambliss' Brigade. Stone Sentinels website entry (Submitted on May 23, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Additional commentary.
1. Chambliss' Brigade
Col. John R. Chambliss was standing in for the wounded Brig. Gen. W.H.F. (Rooney) Lee, who had been wounded at the Battle of Brandy Station earlier in June.
— Submitted July 21, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
via Wikipedia, unknown
2. John Randolph Chambliss Jr.
Photographed By Brian Scott, September 23, 2015
3. Chambliss's Brigade Marker
Photographed By Brian Scott, September 23, 2015
4. Chambliss's Brigade Marker
Photographed By Craig Swain, April 12, 2008
5. Chambliss' Brigade Tablet
Photographed By Brian Scott, September 23, 2015
6. Chambliss's Brigade Marker
Photographed By Craig Swain, April 12, 2008
7. South End of Cress Ridge
Looking from the tablet location to the southeast. Chambliss's Brigade operated in the fields around the Rummel Farm, in the foreground here, during the early phases of the Cavalry action.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,189 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 21, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on November 11, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on December 1, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 5. submitted on July 21, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 6. submitted on December 1, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 7. submitted on July 21, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
