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By Craig Swain, November 1, 2008
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1 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — First Shot - Gettysburg — July 1st. 1863 —
On Chambersburg Pike (U.S. 30) at Knoxlyn Road, on the right when traveling west on Chambersburg Pike.
2 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — Buford —
On Chambersburg Pike (U.S. 30) at Stone Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Chambersburg Pike.
3 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — Hall's 2nd Maine Battery —
On Chambersburg Pike (U.S. 30) at Stone Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Chambersburg Pike.
4 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — Major General John Fulton Reynolds —
On Chambersburg Pike (U.S. 30) at Stone Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Chambersburg Pike.
5 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — Battery A, Second U.S. Artillery — Second Brigade - Horse Artillery - Cavalry Corps — Army of the Potomac —
On Chambersburg Pike (U.S. 30) at Stone Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Chambersburg Pike.
6 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — 8th Illinois Cavalry — 1st Brigade, 1st Division — Cavalry Corps —
On Reynolds Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
7 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — 8th New York Cavalry — 1st Brigade, 1st Division — Cavalry Corps —
On Reynolds Avenue at Meredith Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Reynolds Avenue.
8 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — 12th Illinois Cavalry — 1st Brigade, 1st Division — Cavalry Corps —
On Reynolds Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
9 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — 3rd Indiana Cavalry — 1st Brigade, 1st Division — Cavalry Corps —
On Reynolds Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
10 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — 3rd West Virginia Cavalry —
On Buford Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
11 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — 6th New York Cavalry — (Ira Harris Guard) — 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps —
On Buford Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
12 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — Second Brigade — First Division - Cavalry Corps — Army of the Potomac —
On Buford Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
13 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — The Cavalry Buys Time — July 1, 1863 - First Day
On Buford Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
14 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — 9th New York Cavalry — 2nd Brigade, 1st Division — Cavalry Corps —
On Buford Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
15 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry — 2d Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps. — Army of the Potomac —
On Buford Avenue at Mummasburg Road, on the right when traveling north on Buford Avenue.
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Nov. 11, 2026