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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Cumberland Township, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg is the county seat for Adams County
Gettysburg is in Adams County
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Gettysburg was a defining moment for soldiers who fought here. Preservation of the battlefieldinitially intended as a shrine to the Union causebegan immediately. Over time the battlefield evolved into a memorial to those who fought on both sides. . . . — — Map (db m195320) HM
[Listing of the members of the 1st and 2nd Delaware Infantry]
Delaware at Gettysburg The First and Second Delaware Infantry Regiments arrived on the battlefield early on July 2 and took positions in the Federal line along . . . — — Map (db m16025) HM WM
"Awful, awful rocks!!" For weeks after the battle, a delirious Alabama soldier suffering from his wounds repeated these words The labyrinth of boulders and crevices in front of you was known to local residents as "Devil's Den," a name that would . . . — — Map (db m15095) HM
C.S.A. Army of Northern Virginia Ewell's Corps Rodes's Division Doles's Brigade 4th. 12th. 21st. 44th. Georgia Infantry July 1 About 1 p.m. the Brigade formed line in the fields east of Oak Hill and skirmished with Union 2nd Brigade 1st Cavalry . . . — — Map (db m11162) HM
Union General Francis Barlow positioned his Eleventh Corps division of 2,000 men on this knoll to defend against Confederate threats from the north and northeast. Around 3:00 pm over 3,000 Confederates under Generals John B. Gordon and George P. . . . — — Map (db m196908) HM
Dwight D. Eisenhower Farmstead has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 - This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the . . . — — Map (db m37443) HM
"The enemy stood with a tenacity never before displayed by them, but with bayonet, clubbed musket, sword and pistol, and rocks from the wall, we cleared the heights and silenced the guns." Maj. Samuel McD. Tate, C.S.A. 6th North Carolina Infantry . . . — — Map (db m14146) HM
Army of the Potomac Headquarters Provost Guard Eighth U.S. Infantry Eight Companies Captain Edwin W. H. Read commanding July 1 Arrived in the morning and engaged in provost duty until the close of the battle. — — Map (db m14466) HM
To Visit: The site is only a seven minute shuttle bus ride from the Visitors Center. Tickets are available in the Visitor Center lobby. Eisenhower National Historic Site is the presidential and retirement home of Dwight D. Eisenhower. Purchased by . . . — — Map (db m8043) HM
"The enemy gave way on all sides, and was driven through Gettysburg with great loss." Gen. Robert E. Lee, C.S.A. Commander, Army of Northern Virginia Infantry and artillery of the Union Eleventh Corps formed in the valley below you on the afternoon . . . — — Map (db m15423) HM
Army of the Potomac Engineer Brigade Brig. Gen. Henry W. Benham 15th New York (3 Companies) Major Walter L. Cassin 50th New York Col. William H. Pettes United States Battalion Capt. George H. Mendell Engaged in arduous duties from June 13 to . . . — — Map (db m15954) HM
C.S.A. Army of Northern Virginia Longstreet's Corps Artillery Reserve Eshleman's Battalion The Washington Louisiana Artillery Miler's, Squires's, Richardson's, and Norcom's Batteries Eight Napoleons and Two 12 pounder Howitzers July 3 Arrived on . . . — — Map (db m12163) HM
"Lincoln was Commander-in-Chief in this old battle; he wanted above all things to be Commander-in-Chief of the new peace." President Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Dedication, July 3, 1938 Veterans of the Union and Confederate armies from across . . . — — Map (db m194126) HM
Behind this group of rocks, on the afternoon of July 2nd, 1863, Surgeon Z. Boylston Adams placed the Field Hospital of the 32nd Massachusetts Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 1st Div., 5th Army Corps. Established so near the line of battle, many of our . . . — — Map (db m15717) HM
Army of the Potomac Medical Department Field Hospitals Eleventh corps The Division Field Hospitals of the Eleventh Corps were established July 1st at the Spangler House two hundred and thirty yards west of this point. Many of the wounded of this . . . — — Map (db m19287) HM
Army of the Potomac Medical Department Field Hospitals Second Corps The Division Hospitals of the Second Corps were located July 2nd at the Granite School House but were soon removed to near Rock Creek west of the creek and six hundred yards . . . — — Map (db m17925) HM
Army of the Potomac Medical Department Field Hospitals Twelfth Corps The Division Field Hospitals of the Twelfth Corps were located July 2nd at the Bushman House one hundred and sixty yards east. These hospitals cared for about 1200 wounded and . . . — — Map (db m17924) HM
The position of this regiment in line of battle is marked by its monument 235 yards due south.
It charged up to this point and attacked Pickett's Division in flank as his troops were coming over the stonewall. — — Map (db m16155) HM
Army of the Potomac Cavalry Corps Reserve Brigade First Division Fifth U.S. Cavalry Captain Julius W. Mason Commanding Detachment at Headquarters Army of the PotomacJuly 3 Moved with the Brigade at 12. M under Brig. General W. Merritt from . . . — — Map (db m15001) HM
Culp's Hill, occupied by Union troops all three days of the battle, was the critical right flank of the Union defense line. At mid-morning on July 2, elements of the Twelfth Corps arrived to reinforce the hill, including the 1,400 man brigade of . . . — — Map (db m197171) HM
Union General John Buford arrived in Gettysburg with 2,700 cavalrymen on June 30. Detecting the advance of the Confederate Army, he deployed his troopers in a seven-mile arc around the town, determined to delay their advance. The morning of July 1, . . . — — Map (db m203029) HM
Army of Northern Virginia First Army Corps Lieutenant General James Longstreet McLaws's Division Major General Lafayete McLaws Pickett's Division Major General George E. Pickett Hood's Division Major General John B. Hood, Major General E.M. Law . . . — — Map (db m10097) HM
Army of the Potomac First Corps First Division First Brigade Brig. Gen. Solomon Meredith Col. William W. Robinson 19th. Indiana, 24th. Michigan 2d. 6th. 7th. Wisconsin Infantry July 1 Arrived at 10 a.m. went into position and charged Brig. Gen. . . . — — Map (db m12626) HM
Army of the Potomac Twelfth Corps First Division First Brigade Col. Archibald L. McDougall 5th. 20th. Connecticut, 3d. Maryland 123d. 145th. New York, 46th. Penna. Infantry July 1 Marched from Littlestown and when within two miles of Gettysburg . . . — — Map (db m13638) HM WM
Army of the Potomac Twelfth Corps Second Division First Brigade Col. Charles Candy 5th. 7th. 29th. 66th. Ohio 28th. 147th. Pennsylvania Infantry July 1 Arrived at 5 p.m. and took position on the left of Third Brigade between the First Corps and . . . — — Map (db m13989) HM
Army of the Potomac Sixth Corps Third Division First Brigade Brig. Gen. Alexander Shaler 65th. 67th. 122d. New York 23d. 82d. Pennsylvania Infantry July 2 Arrived about 2 p.m. from Manchester Md and late in the day moved to the . . . — — Map (db m14036) HM
Army of the Potomac Cavalry Corps First Division First Brigade Col. William Gamble 8th. 12th. Illinois (4 cos.) 3rd. Indiana (6 cos.) 8th New York Cavalry June 30 Started early for Gettysburg and encountered two Mississippi regiments and a . . . — — Map (db m15260) HM
Army of the Potomac First Corps Third Division First Brigade Col. Chapman Biddle Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Rowley 80th. New York 121st. 142nd. 151st. Penna. Infantry July 1 Arrived and went into position about 11.30 a.m. left of Reynold's Woods. The . . . — — Map (db m15286) HM
Army of the Potomac First Corps Second Division First Brigade Brig. Gen. Gabriel R. Paul, Col. Samuel H. Leonard, Col. Adrian R. Root, Col. Richard Coulter, Col. Peter Lyle 16th. Maine 13th. Massachusetts 94th. 104th. New York 107th. Penna. . . . — — Map (db m15403) HM
Army of the Potomac Cavalry Corps Third Division First Brigade Brig. Gen. Elon J. Farnsworth Col. Nathaniel P. Richmond 5th. New York 18th. Pennsylvania 1st. Vermont 1st. (10 Cos.) West Virginia Cavalry June 30 Arrived at Hanover about noon and . . . — — Map (db m15519) HM
Army of the Potomac Fifth Corps Second Division First Brigade Col. Hannibal Day 3d. (6 Cos.) 4th. (4 Cos.) 6th. (5 Cos.) 12th (8 Cos.) 14th. (8 Cos.) U.S. Infantry July 2 Moved left in front with the Division late in the day from the Baltimore . . . — — Map (db m15577) HM
Army of the Potomac Fifth Corps First Division First Division Col. William S. Tilton 18th. 22d. Massachusetts 1st. Michigan 118th. Pennsylvania Infantry July 2 In position in column with the Division and Corps on the Baltimore Pike near Rock . . . — — Map (db m15732) HM
Army of the Potomac Fifth Corps Third Division First Brigade Col. William McCandless 30th. 31st. 35th. 42d. Pennsylvania Infantry (1st. (9 Cos.) 2d. 6th. 13th. Reserves) July 2 Moved with the Division from the Baltimore Pike near Rock Creek late . . . — — Map (db m15767) HM
Army of the Potomac Second Corps First Division First Brigade Col. Edward E. Cross, Col. H. Boyd McKeen 5th. New Hampshire 61st. New York 81st. 148th. Pennsylvania Infantry July 2 Arrived about 7 a.m. and was massed in woods at left and rear of . . . — — Map (db m15771) HM
Army of the Potomac Cavalry Corps Horse Artillery First Brigade Capt. James M. Robertson 9th Michigan Battery Capt. Jabez J. DanielsJuly 3d Engaged on Cemetery Ridge south of Pleasonton Avenue subject to the orders of Major Gen. J. Newton. 6th . . . — — Map (db m15965) HM
Army of the Potomac Second Corps Second Division First Brigade Brig. Gen. William Harrow Col. Francis E. Heath 19th. Maine 15th. Massachusetts 1st. Minnesota 82d. New York Infantry July 2 Early in the morning took position in the rear of Second . . . — — Map (db m16295) HM WM
Army of the Potomac Eleventh Corps First Division First Brigade Col. Leopold Von Gilsa 41st. (9 cos.) 54th. 68th. New York 153d. Pennsylvania Infantry July 1 The Brigade except the 41st New York having been temporarily left at Emmitsburg arrived . . . — — Map (db m17181) HM WM
Army of the Potomac Third Corps Second Division First Brigade Brig. Gen. Joseph B. Carr 1st. 11th. 16th. Massachusetts 12th. New Hampshire 11th. New Jersey 26th. 84th. Pennsylvania Infantry July 2 Arrived around 1 a.m. and bivouacked for the . . . — — Map (db m17368) HM
Army of the Potomac Third Corps First Division First Brigade Brig. Gen. Charles K. Graham Col. Andrew H. Tippin 57th. (8 Cos.) 63rd. 68th. 105th. 114th. 141st. Pennsylvania Infantry July 1 Arrived between 5 and 6 p.m. July 2 The Corps having . . . — — Map (db m17421) HM
Army of the Potomac First Corps Major General John F. Reynolds Major General Abner Doubleday Major General John NewtonFirst Division Brigadier General James S. Wadsworth Second Division Brigadier General John C. Robinson Third Division Brigadier . . . — — Map (db m15192) HM
Army of the Potomac Eleventh Corps First Division Brig. Gen. Francis C. Barlow - Brig. Gen. Adelbert Ames First Brigade Col. Leopold Von Gilsa Second Brigade Brig. Gen. Adelbert Ames Col. Andrew L. Harris July 1. Arrived about 10.30 a.m. and . . . — — Map (db m11302) HM
Army of the Potomac Third Corps First Division Major General David B. Birney Brigadier General J.H. Hobart Ward July 1. This Division was at Emmitsburg covering roads from Fairfield and Gettysburg. Shortly after 3 p.m. marched to Gettysburg . . . — — Map (db m13000) HM
Army of the Potomac Twelfth Corps First Division Brig. General Alpheus W. Williams, Brig. General Thos. M. Ruger Fist Brigade Col. Archibald L. McDougall Second Brigade Brig. Gen. Henry H. Lockwood Third Brigade Brig. Gen. Thos. H. Ruger, Col. . . . — — Map (db m13691) HM
Army of the Potomac First Corps First Division Brig. General James S. WadsworthFirst Brigade Brig. Gen. Solomon Meredith, Col. Wm. W. Robinson Second Brigade Brig. General Lysander Cutler July 1. Arrived at 10 a.m. The First Union Infantry on . . . — — Map (db m15364) HM
Army of the Potomac Fifth Corps First Division Brig. General James Barnes First Brigade Col. Wm. S. Tilton Second Brigade Col. J.B. Sweitzer Third Brigade Col. Strong Vincent, Col. Jas. C. Rice. July 2. Crossed Rock Creek in the morning and was . . . — — Map (db m15749) HM
Army of the Potomac Second Corps First Division Brig. General John C. CaldwellFirst Brigade Col. Edward E. Cross, Col. H. B. McKeen Second Brigade Col. Patrick Kelly Third Brigade Brig. Gen. Samuel K. Zook, Lieut. Col. John Fraser Fourth Brigade . . . — — Map (db m15814) HM
Army of the Potomac Sixth Corps First Division Brig. General Horatio G. Wright First Brigade Brig. Gen. Alfred T.A. Torbert Second Brigade Brig. Gen. Joseph J. Bartlett Third Brigade Brig. Gen. David A. Russell July 2. Arrived about 4 p.m. and 6 . . . — — Map (db m15910) HM WM
Army of the Potomac Cavalry Corps First Division Brig. General John Buford First Brigade Col. Wm. Gamble Second Brigade Col. Thos. C. Devin Reserve Brigade Brig. Gen. Wesley MerrittJune 29 Engaged in picketing scouting and patrolling westerly . . . — — Map (db m202944) HM
(Front):First Mass. Infantry (Back):On July 2, 1863 from 11 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. the First Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Lieut. Col. Clark B. Baldwin commanding, occupied this spot in support of its skirmish line 800 feet . . . — — Map (db m17323) HM WM
(Front): First Minnesota Volunteers (Left): "All time is the millenium of their glory." (Right): These dead shall not have died in vain. (Back):The surviving members First Regiment Minnesota Infanty. To the memory . . . — — Map (db m16868) WM
(Front):Double Canister at ten yards July 3rd 1863. Cowans First New York Battery Artillery Brigade - Sixth Corps. (Back):Erected in memory of our comrades, July 3rd. 1887. "The world can never forget what they did here."During the . . . — — Map (db m16171) HM WM
(Front):First Pennsylvania Cavalry 1 Brigade 2 Division Cavalry Corps Army of the Potomac (Right): Recruited in Montgomery, Berks, Blair, Cumberland, Juniata, Mifflin, Centre, Clinton, Greene, Fayette, Washington and Allegheny . . . — — Map (db m16133) HM WM
Army of the Potomac Artillery Reserve First Regular Brigade Capt. Dunbar R. Ransom 1st U.S. Battery H Lieut. Chandler P. Eakin, Lieut. Philip D. MasonJuly 2d and 3d Engaged on Cemetery Hill 3d U.S. Batteries F and K Lieut. John C. TurnbullJuly . . . — — Map (db m16533) HM
Army of the Potomac Cavalry Corps Reserve Brigade First Division First U.S. Cavalry Captain Robert S. C. Lord commanding Detachment at Headquarters Army of the Potomac July 3 Moved with the Brigade at 12 m under Brig. General W. Merritt from . . . — — Map (db m13417) HM
(Right):First Vermont Brigade, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Regiments, Second Brigade, Second Division, Sixth Corps. —————————Organized in the summer of 1861 by Major . . . — — Map (db m13405) HM
Army of the Potomac Artillery Reserve First Volunteer Brigade Lieut. Col. Freeman McGilvery 5th Mass. Battery E (10th New York Battery Attached) Capt. Charles A. Phillips 9th Mass. Battery Capt. John Bigelow, Lieut. Richard S. Milton 15th New . . . — — Map (db m13115) HM
Army of the Potomac Artillery Reserve First Volunteer Brigade Lieut. Col. Freeman McGilvery 5th Mass. Battery E (10th New York Attached) Capt. Charles A. PhillipsJuly 2d Engaged on Third Corps line on the Wheatfield Road. 9th Mass. Battery . . . — — Map (db m15845) HM
(Front Side): Floridians of Perry's Brigade, comprised of the 2nd, 5th and 8th Florida Infantry, fought here with great honor as members of Anderson's Division of Hill's Corps and participated in the heaviest fighting of July 2 and 3, 1863. . . . — — Map (db m12007) HM
When my father was president, he developed the habit of bringing visiting world leaders to the farm. Such informality, he reasoned, would make them feel at home.John Eisenhower Walk in the footsteps of presidents, prime ministers and kings . . . — — Map (db m37554) HM
You are now standing near the Spanglers original smokehouse, more than 160 years old. Although several changes have been made over the decades, such as the tin roof, a vast majority of the original structure still survives. Smokehouses had been . . . — — Map (db m78902) HM
Forty-Third North Carolina Regiment Daniel's Brigade Rodes's Division Ewell's Corps Army of Northern Virginia Thomas Stephen Kenan Colonel William Gaston Lewis Lieutenant Colonel Walter Jones Boggan Major As they approached the field of battle . . . — — Map (db m13560) HM
Army of the Potomac Fifth Corps Second Division First Brigade Fourth U.S. Infantry Four Companies Captain Julius W. Adams Jr. Commanding July 2 Arrived in the morning and took position near the line of the Twelfth Corps. The Regiment with the . . . — — Map (db m15576) HM
Army of the Potomac Artillery Reserve Fourth Volunteer Brigade Capt. Robert H. Fitzhugh 6th Maine Battery F Lieut. Edwin B. Dow.July 2d and 3d With First Volunteer Artillery Brigade near left of Second Corps line. Maryland Battery A . . . — — Map (db m14873) HM
In command of First Division Eleventh Army Corps at Gettysburg July 1, 1863.
Private Twelfth New York Militia April 29, 1861; First Lieut. May 2, 1861; honorably mustered out August 5, 1861. Lieut.-Colonel Sixty-First New York Infantry November . . . — — Map (db m11372) HM
Army of Northern Virginia Longstreet's Corps McLaws's Division Cabell's Battalion Fraser's Battery The Pulaski Artillery Two 10 pounder Parrotts, Two 3 inch Rifles July 2 Took position here 3.30 p.m. and opened fire on Peach Orchard and the . . . — — Map (db m12380) HM
The stone house across the field to your front was the home of the Warfields, an African American family that had moved here from Maryland less than a year before the battle. James Warfield, a blacksmith and farmer, had worked hard to purchase . . . — — Map (db m217056) HM
C.S.A. Army of Northern Virginia Hill's Corps Heth's Division Garnett's Battalion Grandy's, Moore's, Lewis's, and Maurin's Batteries Four Napoleons, Two 10 pounder Parrotts Seven 3 inch Rifles, Two 12 pounder Howitzers July 1, 2, 3, 4 The . . . — — Map (db m11881) HM
C.S.A. Army of Northern Virginia Longsteet's Corps Pickett's Division Garnett's Brigade 8th. 18th. 19th. 28th. 56th. Virginia Infantry July 2 Arrived about sunset and bivouacked on the western border of Spangler's Woods. July 3 In the forenoon . . . — — Map (db m11937) HM
Finding that the enemy was rash enough to come out of the woods to attack me, I determined to meet him
Maj. Gen. Robert E. Rodes, C.S.A
Rodes Division Second Corps
At midday on July 1, after a lull in the fighting, Maj. Gen. . . . — — Map (db m194127) HM
(Front):George Sears Greene Brevet Major General United States Volunteers 1801-1899This monument commemorates the services of General Greene and of the New York troops under his command comprising the 60th, 78th, 102d, 137th and 149th . . . — — Map (db m14086) HM WM
[The plaque on the top of the marker shows a circa-1863 topographical map of Gettysburg, with 12 locations marked on map:]
1. Benner Hill 2. Culp's Hill 3. Spangler's Springs 4. Barlow Knoll 5. Cemetery Hill 6. Cemetery Ridge 7. Little . . . — — Map (db m245757) HM WM
[The plaque on the top of the marker shows a circa-1863 topographical map of Gettysburg, with 12 locations marked on map:]
1. Benner Hill 2. Culp's Hill 3. Spangler's Springs 4. Barlow Knoll 5. Cemetery Hill 6. Cemetery Ridge 7. Little . . . — — Map (db m245786) HM
Nearby, Nov. 19, 1863, in dedicating the National Cemetery, Abraham Lincoln gave the address which he had written in Washington and revised after his arrival at Gettysburg the evening of November 18. — — Map (db m8025) HM
This land and other portions of this battleground, fought over by brave men of a nation divided, is now part of Gettysburg National Military Park, through the agency of the Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association and the collective . . . — — Map (db m17984) HM
The Battle of Gettysburg began here the morning of July 1, 1863, when Union cavalry scouts under Gen. Buford met Gen. Hill's army advancing from the west. Arrival of Gen. Ewell's army that afternoon drove Union troops to south of the town. — — Map (db m5810) HM
Gen. Rodes' Confederate troops marched down this road July 1, 1863, on their way from Carlisle. At this point they turned right along the ridge to Oak Hill, to attack the Union flank. — — Map (db m27022) HM
The Union Army 11th Corps, crossing from the Emmitsburg Road, July 1, 1863, turned north here toward Gettysburg. The Union 2nd Corps camped here on the same night. — — Map (db m43640) HM
On July 4, 1863, the Confederate Army began an orderly retreat by the Fairfield Road to the Potomac. They began crossing the river on the night of July 13, after a delay caused by high water. — — Map (db m180622) HM
The Union Army 1st Corps camped here June 30, 1863, on the way to Gettysburg. Followed later by the 11th and 3rd Corps, they marched next morning to relieve Buford's cavalry, already in action west of the town. — — Map (db m204287) HM
Standing near this spot in 1879, French artist Paul Philippoteaux, a professional painter hired to create a cyclorama on Gettysburg, imagined the chaotic scene on July 3, 1863the deafening cannon and rifle fire, the shouts of men, and shrieks of . . . — — Map (db m195345) HM WM
After the battle, nearly 7,500 soldiers were hastily buried in shallow graves on the battlefield, while hundreds more died at field hospitals each day. Pennsylvania Governor Andrew Curtin worked with Gettysburg attorney David Wills to establish a . . . — — Map (db m165869) HM
Established by Act of Congress approved February 11, 1895 by which the Secretary of War was authorized to receive all lands and improvements which belonged to the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association, a corporation chartered by the State of . . . — — Map (db m14520) HM
1. The National Park Service recommends starting your visit here
Cyclorama. Pickett's Charge the climactic conclusion of the Battle of Gettysburg comes to life in this massive circular painting through a spectacular sound and light . . . — — Map (db m192371) HM
Army of Northern Virginia Ewell's Corps - Early's Division Gordon's Brigade 13th. 26th. 31st. 38th. 60th. 61st. Georgia Infantry July 1 Arrived on the field from Harrisburg Road in the early afternoon and formed line on the North side of Rock . . . — — Map (db m11315) HM
Army of Northern Virginia Hill's Corps Pender's Division Poague's Battalion Graham's Battery The Charlotte N.C. Artillery Two Napoleons, Two 12 pounder Howitzers July 2 Late in the evening the Napoleons were placed in position here. July 3 At 7 . . . — — Map (db m11560) HM
(Front):Memorial to the Grand Army of the Republic (Left):Senior Vice Commander in Chief of the G.A.R. Albert Woolson of Duluth, Minnesota the last survivor (Right):Dedicated on September 12, 1956 by National Auxiliary to Sons . . . — — Map (db m14539) HM
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