Cumberland Township near Round Top in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
10th Pennsylvania Reserves
39th Pennsylvania Infantry
— 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Corps —
39th Penna. Infantry
3d Brigade 3d Division 5th Corps
July 2d occupied this line
of stone fence and remained from
5 p.m. until close of the battle.
Present at Gettysburg 28 officers 392 men
Killed 2 men
Wounded 3 men
Total 5.
(Right):
Mustered out June 1, 1864
Recruited in
Warren, Crawford, Mercer,
Venango, Lawrence, Clarion, Beaver,
Washington and Somerset Counties
Total enrollment 1150
Killed and died of wounds 7 officers 130 men 137 total
Died of disease etc. 50 men 50 total
Captured and missing 3 officers 140 men 143 total
Total casualties 604.
(Left):
Mechanicsville - Fredericksburg
Gaines' Mill - Gettysburg
Glendale - Bristoe Station
Malvern Hill - Mine Run
Gainesville - Wilderness
Groveton - Spotsylvania
2d Bull Run - North Anna
South Mountain - Totopotomoy
Bethesda Church
Erected 1890 by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1740.
Location. 39° 47.321′ N, 77° 14.259′ W. Marker is near Round Top, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. Memorial is at the intersection of South Confederate Avenue and Warren Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Confederate Avenue. Located along a trail up Big Round Top 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. Third Brigade (a few steps from this marker); 9th Massachusetts Infantry (a few steps from this marker); Law's Brigade (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 9th Pennsylvania Reserves (about 400 feet away); Twentieth Maine (about 500 feet away); …built for defense (about 500 feet away); 118th Pennsylvania Volunteers (about 600 feet away); 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Round Top.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Big Round Top with Wright and Howe Avenues virtual tour by markers.
Also see . . .
1. 10th Pennsylvania Reserves. Service history of the regiment. (Submitted on April 9, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
2. 10th Pennsylvania Reserves Monument. SIRIS entry for the monument. (Submitted on April 9, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
3. 10th Pennsylvania Reserves. "The Civil War in the East" unit history. (Submitted on May 22, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,899 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on April 9, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.