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

7th West Virginia Infantry

1st Brigade, 3rd Division

— 2nd Corps —

7th West Virginia Infantry Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, February 21, 2009

1. 7th West Virginia Infantry Monument

The figure atop the monument faces away from the Pike and the front of the monument, in the direction of the Confederate attack and the location of the fighting.

Inscription. (Front):Sons of the Mountains
7th W Va Veteran
Romney to Appomattox

1st Brigade Carroll
3rd Division 2nd Corps.
At dusk July 2nd Carroll's
Brigade was ordered by
General Hancock to this point.
On arriving there we found the
Battery about to be taken charge
of by the enemy who were in large
force. Whereupon we immediately
charged on the enemy and succeeded
in completely routing their
entire force and driving them
beyond our lines.

Seventh W. Va. Infantry
(Back):Erected by the
State of West Virginia
to commemorate
the
valor and fidelity
of the
Seventh West Virginia
Infantry

Erected 1898 by State of West Virginia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1835.

Location. 39° 49.299′ N, 77° 13.739′ W. Marker is in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. Marker is on Baltimore Pike (State Highway 97), on the right when traveling north. Located on East Cemetery Hill 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. 11th Corps Headquarters (a few steps from this marker); First Brigade (a few

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steps from this marker); Attack on Cemetery Hill (a few steps from this marker); Ricketts' Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery B, 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); Major General Oliver Otis Howard (within shouting distance of this marker); 14th Indiana Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 73rd Pennsylvania Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. 7th West Virginia Infantry at Gettysburg. Follows the charge of July 2.

Also see . . . 7th West Virginia Infantry Monument. SIRIS entry for the monument. (Submitted on March 22, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Front Inscription image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, February 21, 2009

2. Front Inscription

Back Inscription image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, February 21, 2009

3. Back Inscription

Photographed By Craig Swain, February 21, 2009

4. Statue

Photographed By Craig Swain, February 21, 2009

5. 7th West Virginia Infantry Monument

Adjacent monuments include Battery I (Wiedrich's), 1st New York Light Artillery and General Howard. It was Wiedrich's guns which the 7th West Virginia helped to secure.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,622 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 22, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.