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

10th Massachusetts Infantry

2nd Brigade, 3rd Division

— 6th Corps —

10th Massachusetts Infantry Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

1. 10th Massachusetts Infantry Monument

Inscription. (Front):10th
Massachusetts
(Left):2nd Brigade.
3rd Division.
6th Corps.
(Back):July 2nd 1863.

Erected 1885 by State of Massachusetts.

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

Location. 39° 47.782′ N, 77° 14.051′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. Memorial is on Sedgwick Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Located on the south part of Cemetery 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. Second Brigade (here, next to this marker); First Massachusetts Cavalry (within shouting distance of this marker); Major General John Sedgwick (within shouting distance of this marker); 7th Massachusetts Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 93rd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery C, 1st New York Light Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); 37th Massachusetts Infantry

Paid Advertisement

Click on the ad for more information.
Please report objectionable advertising to the Editor.

Click or scan to see
this page online

(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 2nd Rhode Island Volunteers (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.

Also see . . . 10th Massachusetts Infantry Monument. SIRIS entry for the monument. (Submitted on April 17, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Left Side of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

2. Left Side of Monument

Back of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

3. Back of Monument

Right Side of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

4. Right Side of Monument

Displays the Greek cross of the Sixth Corps.

Display at the Top of the Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

5. Display at the Top of the Monument

A musket and knapsack are stacked on a drum.

Another View of the Display image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

6. Another View of the Display

The bronze was made by M. H. Mosman of Chicopee, Massachusetts.

10th Massachusetts Infantry Marker in 2003 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, July 2003

7. 10th Massachusetts Infantry Marker in 2003

At that time three muskets formed a stack of arms on top of the monument.

10th Massachusetts Infantry Position image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, December 27, 2008

8. 10th Massachusetts Infantry Position

Looking from the left flank marker stone to the north. Beyond the monument is a tree stump, blocking the view of the right flank maker stone. The regiment's main line was to the right of this view, in what is today the woods. At the time of the battle it was open field.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 7, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,577 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 7, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 7. submitted on April 16, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 8. submitted on February 7, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.