Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
111th New York Infantry
3rd Brigade, 3rd Division
— 2nd Corps —
(Front):
3rd Brigade, 3rd Division
2nd Corps.
(Back):
Arrived early morning July 2nd 1863, position near
Ziegler's Grove. Went to relief of 3rd Corps in afternooon;
took this position that evening and held it to close of battle.
Number engaged (8 companies) 390
Casualties
Killed 58 Wounded 177 Missing 14 Total 249
Recruited in Cayuga and Wayne Counties.
Mustered in at Auburn August 20, 1862.
Engagements - Bolivar Heights and all battles of 2nd
Corps from Gettysburg to Appomattox.
Total enrollment ——— 75 officers ——— 1730 men
Losses ——— Killed and died 12 officers, 394 men
Wounded ——— 26 officers, 531 men
Total 863
Mustered out June 5, 1865.
Erected 1891 by State of New York.
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° 48.925′ N, 77° 14.123′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. Memorial is on Hancock Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Located next to the Brian Farm Buildings on Cemetery Ridge, at 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. 11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment (a few steps from this marker); The Brian Farm (a few steps from this marker); Third Brigade (a few steps from this marker); 12th Regiment New Jersey Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker); Third Division (within shouting distance of this marker); Abraham Brian Farm (within shouting distance of this marker); 107th Regiment Pennsylvania Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Pettigrew's Charge (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
Also see . . . 111th New York Infantry in the Civil War. A short discussion of the Regiment's service. (Submitted on December 21, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
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