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

Second Division

Cavalry Corps

— Army of the Potomac —

Second Division Tablet image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, April 12, 2008

1. Second Division Tablet

Inscription. Army of the Potomac
Cavalry Corps
Second Division
Brig. General David McM. Gregg
First Brigade Col. John B. McIntosh
Second Brigade Col Pennock Huey
Third Brigade Col. J. Irvin Gregg
July 2 Gen. Gregg with two Brigades left Hanover and took position about noon at the junction of the Hanover Road with the Low Dutch Road First Brigade on the right Third on the left connecting with the infantry pickets. (The Second Brigade having been sent to Westminster) Took and held Brinkerhoff Ridge after a sharp skirmish with the 2d Virginia Infantry. About 10 p.m. the two Brigades withdrew and bivouacked for the night on the Baltimore Pike a mile east of Rock Creek Bridge.

July 3 Took position with the right on Hanover Road. The Second Brigade Third Cavalry Division on the right Gen. Custer having received an order from Gen. Pleasanton to rejoin his Division was relieved about 2 p.m. by the First Brigade. A large force of Confederate Cavalry under Gen. Stuart screened from view by woods having been discovered. Gen Gregg ordered Custer to remain in support of McIntosh until Confederate Cavalry could be driven back. Custer and McIntosh and the Batteries of Randol and Pennington were soon hotly engaged with the Confederate Cavalry and Artillery. About 3 p.m. Stuart made a charge with his reserves under

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Hampton and Fitzhugh Lee which was repulsed. This closed operations on the field.

Casualties Killed 5 men Wounded 7 officers 31 men Captured or Missing 1 officer 11 men Total 56

Erected 1910 by Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 2, 1863.

Location. 39° 49.563′ N, 77° 9.81′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Mount Pleasant Township. Marker is on Cavalry Field Road (Gregg Avenue), on the right when traveling east. Located in the East Cavalry Battlefield section of the 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 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. First Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Gregg Cavalry Shaft (within shouting distance of this marker); Co. A Purnell Legion (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 1st Regiment Maryland Cavalry (about 400 feet away); Come on You Wolverines (about 500 feet away); Second Brigade (about 500 feet away); Michigan Cavalry Brigade (about 500 feet away); Third Pennsylvania Cavalry (about 500 feet

Photographed By Craig Swain, April 12, 2008

2. Second Division Tablet

away); The Brook Rawle Memorial Flagpole (approx. 0.2 miles away); Batteries E & G First U.S. Artillery (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.

Also see . . .
1. David McMurtrie Gregg. David McMurtrie Gregg (April 10, 1833 – August 7, 1916) was a farmer, diplomat, and a Union cavalry general in the American Civil War. (Submitted on November 29, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)

2. John Baillie McIntosh. John Baillie McIntosh (June 6, 1829 – June 29, 1888), although born in Florida, served as a Union Army brigadier general in the American Civil War. (Submitted on November 29, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)

3. Pennock Huey. Pennock Huey (March 1, 1828 – September 28, 1903) was an officer and cavalry brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War. (Submitted on November 29, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)

4. John Irvin Gregg. John Irvin Gregg (July 19, 1826 – January 6, 1892) was a career U.S. Army officer. He fought in the Mexican-American War and during the American Civil War as a general officer in the Union army. (Submitted on November 29, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)

Second Division Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brian Scott, September 23, 2015

3. Second Division Monument

Photographed By Brian Scott, September 23, 2015

4. Second Division Monument

Brig. General David McMurtrie Gregg (1833-1916)<br>Commander 2nd Division image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brian Scott

5. Brig. General David McMurtrie Gregg (1833-1916)
Commander 2nd Division

Col. John Baillie McIntosh (1829-1888)<br>Commander 1st Brigade, 2nd Division image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brian Scott

6. Col. John Baillie McIntosh (1829-1888)
Commander 1st Brigade, 2nd Division

Col. Pennock Huey (1828-1903)<br>Commander 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brian Scott

7. Col. Pennock Huey (1828-1903)
Commander 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division

Col. John Irvin Gregg (1826-1892)<br>Commander 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brian Scott

8. Col. John Irvin Gregg (1826-1892)
Commander 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,152 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 18, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on November 29, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.