Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Battery G, Second U.S. Artillery
Artillery Brigade - Sixth Corps
| | Army of the Potomac | |
Photographed by Craig Swain, April 12, 2008
1. Battery G, Second U.S. Artillery Tablet
The seal of the United States is on the disk above the tablet. The cross on the tablet is the symbol used to identify Sixth Corps of the Union Army.
Sixth Corps
Artillery Brigade
Battery G Second U.S. Artillery
Six 12 Pounders
Lieut. John H. Butler commanding
July 2 Arrived in the afternoon with the Corps and held in reserve.
July 3 Brought up to Ziegler's Grove in rear of Third Division, Second Corps on repulse of Longstreet's assault.
Erected 1907 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 1847.
Location. 39° 48.987′ N, 77° 14.046′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Hancock Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Between the old Visitor Center parking area and the old Cyclorama Building in 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 126th New York Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 108th New York Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); First Massachusetts Sharpshooters (within shouting distance of this marker); Alexander Hays (within shouting distance of this
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Photographed by Craig Swain, April 12, 2008
2. Battery G, Second U.S. Artillery Tablet
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 27, 2008
3. Battery G, Second U.S. Artillery Arrives
The battery was posted on the north end of Cemetery Ridge to reinforce the Federal lines after the repulse of Longstreet's July 3 assault.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,350 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 3, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on February 10, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
