Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Thirty Third Massachusetts Infantry
Detached from the Second Brigade, Second Division, Eleventh Corps, on July Second 1863. After supporting the batteries in action on Cemetery Hill, while in position in a line extending westward from near this spot, withstood and assisted in repulsing a charge of the enemy's infantry in its front. Loss in the battle eight killed, thirty six wounded.
Erected 1885 by State of Massachusetts.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 2, 1863.
Location. 39° 49.193′ N, 77° 13.572′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. Memorial is at the intersection of Slocum Avenue and Wainwright Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Slocum Avenue. Located in the valley between Stevens Knoll and East Cemetery Hill. 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. 18th Miss. Inf. (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Attack on East Cemetery Hill (about 400 feet away); Stevens' Battery (about 500 feet away); Major General Henry Warner Slocum, U.S.V. (about 500 feet away); 41st New York Infantry (about 600 feet away); Battery L, 1st New York Light Artillery (about 700 feet away); 24th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry (about 700 feet away); 153rd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
Also see . . .
1. 33rd Massachusetts Infantry. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on August 31, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. The Three Years' Service of the Thirty-Third Mass. Infantry Regiment 1862-1865. By Adin B. Underwood, A.M. Formerly Colonel of the Regiment, Brig-Gen. and Brevet Maj-Gen. U.S.V.
Virginia Tech website entry (Submitted on August 31, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
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