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The First Shot Marker and 8th Illinois Cavalry Monument
 
By Craig Swain, November 1, 2008
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1 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — First Shot - Gettysburg — July 1st. 1863 —
. . . — — Map (db m43768) HM
2 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — 8th Illinois Cavalry — 1st Brigade, 1st Division — Cavalry Corps —
(Front):8th Illinois Cavalry 1st. Brig. - 1st Div. Cavalry Corps ———— First line of battle July 1. 1863 Occupied until relieved by 1st Corps. One squadron picketed ridge east of Marsh Creek and supported by another squadron met enemy's right . . . — — Map (db m203117) HM WM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Oct. 9, 2026