Cumberland Township near Round Top in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

5th New Hampshire Infantry

1st Brigade, 1st Division

— 2nd Corps —

5th New Hampshire Infantry Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, November 11, 2008

1. 5th New Hampshire Infantry Monument

The front plaque has a stylized regiment designation - 5 NH. The monument is certainly unique. Three boulders with an eight sided center. Another boulder crowns the monument.

Inscription. (Text Displayed on Plaques, presented counterclockwise)
(First Plaque):Here July 2, 1863, from 5 p.m. till 7
the 5th N.H. Vols. stood and fought.
Total engaged 182.
Killed or mortally wounded 31.
Total killed and wounded 81.
(Second Plaque):
Killed or Mortally Wounded
2nd Lieut. Ruel G. Austin.
Sergeant Oscar D. Allen.
Sergeant Samuel Dolbear.
Sergeant Charles H. Phelps.
Sergeant William B. Welch.
Corporal Charles F. Burrell.
Corporal Edwin B. Gilley.

(Third Plaque):
Corporal George H. Hackett.
Corporal Warren M. Parker.
Corporal George W. Sylvester.
Corporal Edward G.F. Stinson.
Corporal Joseph Tricky.
Private Byron Bennett.
Private Horace Bolio.
Private Joseph Bond Jr.

(Fourth Plaque):
Private George H. Bucknam.
Private

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James Burns.
Private Joseph Craig.
Private Charles A. Damon.
Private Lucius Feeney.
Private Andrew J. Foss.
Private Samuel R. Green.
Private Charles Kimball.

(Fifth Plaque):
Private George W. Kimball.
Private Charles A. Lovejoy.
Private Nathan B. Osmer.
Private Eliph B. Stevens.
Private Roland Taylor.
Private Nathan B. Thompson.
Private Otis Thompson.

(Sixth Plaque):The State of New Hampshire
erected this monument
July 2nd 1886
to commemorate the valor of her sons
(Seventh Plaque):On this spot fell mortally wounded
Edward E. Cross, Col. 5th N.H. Vols.
Comdg. 1st. Brigade, 1st. Division, 2nd Corps.
July 2nd, 1863.

Erected 1886 by State of New Hampshire.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil

First Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, November 11, 2008

2. First Plaque

. A significant historical date for this entry is July 2, 1863.

Location. 39° 47.702′ N, 77° 14.513′ W. Marker is near Round Top, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. Memorial is at the intersection of Ayres Avenue and Sickles Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Ayres Avenue. Located off near the Wheatfield, on Houck's Ridge, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Seventh U.S. Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 5th New Hampshire Infantry Left Flank (within shouting distance of this marker); Tenth U.S. Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 13th Pennsylvania Reservers (within shouting distance

Second Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, November 11, 2008

3. Second Plaque

of this marker); Eleventh U.S. Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Second U.S. Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 20th Regiment Indiana Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Round Top.

Also see . . . History of the 5th New Hampshire Infantry. History of the regiment. (Submitted on January 24, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Third Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, November 11, 2008

4. Third Plaque

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5. Fourth Plaque

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6. Fifth Plaque

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7. Sixth Plaque

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8. Seventh Plaque

Inscription on the Top Boulder image. Click for full size.

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9. Inscription on the Top Boulder

Indicating 1st Brigade, 1st Division, with the trefoil of 2nd Corps in the middle.

Boulder at the Opposite Corner of the Intersection image. Click for full size.

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10. Boulder at the Opposite Corner of the Intersection

According to some guide books, this rock formation on the northwest corner of the intersection of Ayres and Sickles Avenues was used by the Confederate who shot Col. Cross.

Edward E. Cross,<br>Col., 5th N.H. Infantry image. Click for full size.

Library of Congress

11. Edward E. Cross,
Col., 5th N.H. Infantry

Brady-Handy Collection

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,239 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on January 24, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 11. submitted on September 29, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.