Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Battery F, Fifth U.S. Artillery
Artillery Brigade - Sixth Corps
— Army of the Potomac —
Photographed By Craig Swain, April 12, 2008
1. Battery F Fifth U.S. Artillery Tablet
The seal of the United States is on the disk above the tablet. The cross on the tablet is the symbol used to identify Sixth Corps of the Union Army.
Sixth Corps
Artillery Brigade
Battery F Fifth U.S. Artillery
Six 10 pounder Parrotts
Lieut. Leonard Martin Commanding
July 2 Arrived on the afternoon with the Corps and held in reserve.
July 3 Brought up to Ziegler's Grove in rear of Third Division Second Corps on the repulse of Longstreet's assault.
Erected 1907 by Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1864.
Location. 39° 48.954′ N, 77° 14.056′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. Marker is on Hancock Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Between the old Visitor Center parking area and the old Cyclorama Building 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. 108th New York Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Ninth Massachusetts Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); High Water Mark Walking Tour (within shouting distance of this marker); Grand Army of the Republic (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Photographed By Henry T. McLin, September 11, 2016
2. Battery F Fifth U.S. Artillery Marker
The monument is the first of several relocated after the removal of the old Cyclorama Building. In March 2013, the building was demolished. The monument had been moved some distance to the north when the building was built in the 1960’s, but has now been returned to its original location.
Photographed By Craig Swain, April 12, 2008
3. Battery F Fifth U.S. Artillery Tablet
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,019 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 4, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on September 12, 2016, by Henry T. McLin of Hanover, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on August 4, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
