About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? July 2, 2008

What is it made out of? Granite with bronze elements.

Who made it? Erected by the by Grand Rapids and Holland/Zeeland Civil War Round Tables.

What does it depict? Small granite monument features relief of General G.A. Custer, commander of the Michigan Cavalry Brigade.

What does it honor? Denotes fighting that took place on the so-called “North Cavalry battlefield” near the town of Hunterstown, Pennsylvania, on July 2, 1863.

How is it inscribed? Monument reads,

Three-fourths of a mile south of this site on the Hunterstown Road, newly appointed Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer led the Michigan Cavalry Brigade (1st, 5th, 6th, and 7th Regiments) in his first charge against superior forces of Confederate cavalry under General Wade Hampton and Cobb’s Legion on July 2, 1863. During the attack, Custer’s horse was shot from under him. Without a horse but uninjured, he found himself prone to the mercy of Confederate blades that bore down on him. This decisive first encounter nearly proved fatal if not for the bravery and quick thinking of Norvell Francis Churchill, Company “L” 1st Michigan Cavalry, who deflected a saber blow and pulled the “boy general” to the back of his steed, extracting him from harms way.

When was this photograph taken? February 25, 2012.

Where is it located? Intersection of Shrivers Corner Road and Hunterstown Road, Hunterstown, Pennsylvania.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? No.

Has this monument been moved or changed? This monument has not been changed or materially altered.

Named For: General David Birney, commander of division in the Third Corps.

Location: Peach Orchard.

Built: 1910.

Altered: Unknown.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Road is L-shaped and measures .160 miles long x 16′ wide. Bituminous treated macadam with telford base. Intersects Wheatfield Road to the north and Emmitsburg Road to the west, encircling Sherfy’s Peach Orchard on east & south sides.

History: Constructed by War Department and named for General D.E. Birney, commander of Division of 3rd Union Corps. Located south of Gettysburg, it intersects with the Emmitsburg and the Wheatfield Road at the Sherfy Peach Orchard.

Name: 5 New York Cavalry and Battery E Monument Locations (2 Tablets)

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: 2 tablets constructed by War Department to mark location of monuments to positions of 5th New York Cavalry and Battery E 4th US Artillery near Big Round Top. Painted inscription tablets, 2’1″x1’8″ with rounded corners. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. Located on South Confederate Avenue at the two locations where path leading to monuments meets the avenue.

Name: 3rd Maine and Sharpshooter Locations

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’1″x1’8″, with rounded corners. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. Located on west side of West Confederate Avenue, south of Berdan Avenue.

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Name: United States Cavalry and Battery K 1st US Location

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Built as directional markers to mark area of 1st, 2nd, 5th & 6th US Cavalry & Battery K, 1st US Artillery during Battle of Gettysburg. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 3’8″x3′. Mounted on fluted post, 4’4″ high. Located on east side of Emmitsburg Road at South Cavalry Field.

Name: 1st and 2nd Cavalry U.S. Units

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by War Department as information marker to positions of the 1st and 2nd US Cavalry units. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’9″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′high. Located on Emmitsburg Road, west side, at South Cavalry Field at apex of the non-paved road bed.

Name: Right Flank of the Army of the Potomac

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Iron tablet erected by the Commission. Erected in 1901. Denotes the location of the right flank of the Army of the Potomac on Wolf’s Hill. Marker is a cast-iron tablet on an iron post with a silver painted border and an incised inscription Right of the Infantry of the Army of the Potomac.” Overall height is 2.10 feet. Designed by E. B. Cope. Inscription “Right of the Infantry of the Army of the Potomac.” Tablet cast by Calvin Gilbert, founder.

Name: Right Flank of the Army of Northern Virginia

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Marks the right flank of the general infantry line of the Army of Northern Virginia during the Battle of Gettysburg. Painted cast iron tablet, 2’9″x1’8″, on granite shaft base, 2’10″ high. Cast by C. Gilbert. Located on South Confederate Avenue.

Name: Rodes’ Division Wall

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Marks Rodes’ Division Stone Wall that indicates position taken by regiments in Rodes’ CS Div. on July 4 1863. Painted raised lettering and borders in contrasting colors to iron; inscription tablet, 2’2″x1’4″. Mounted on post, 2’3″ high. Located on west side of wall at Seminary Avenue.

Name: 20th Maine Stone Wall

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Marks the 20th Maine Stone Wall. The walls are part of Vincents Spur Stone Wall. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’4″x1’3″. Mounted on post, 3′ high. Located on west side of wall at Sykes Avenue.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? 1890.

What is it made out of? Cast iron.

Who made it? Erected by the War Department.

What does it depict? Two tablets erected in National Cemetery to inform visitors. Tablets commemorate the establishment and protection of National Cemeteries; said Act was enacted in February of 1867. The two tablets are placed along Cemetery Loop at the north and south ends of the loop. Mounted at a slant on a tubular pedestal, approx. 3′H. Inscribed tablet details section 3 of Act, enabling misdemeanors and fines for destruction, etc. of National Cemeteries.

When was this photograph taken? June 4, 2010.

Where is it located? Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325.

When was it dedicated? 1882. Restored in 1992.

What is it made out of? Iron.

Who made it? Erected by the United States War Department.

Location: Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325. Located in the National Cemetery.

What does it depict? Series of eight tablets; there were originally seventeen. Tablets are inscribed with stanzas of from Theodore O’Hara’s poem, “Bivouac of the Dead.” Iron tablets are approximately size 2′x4′ mounted at a slant, 2′H.

Missing 6.

About the Main Monument

When was it dedicated? November 11, 1955.

What is it made out of? Cast iron and bronze.

Who made it? Erected by the American Legion.

What does it depict? Inscribed tablet, approx. 2′x4′ with an American Legion medallion centered at top. Marker is mounted at a slant on a angle iron pedestal base, approx. 3’6″H.

How is it inscribed? The American Legion prays for peace — but peace with honor! We pray that mankind will accept as a basis for this peace the trinity of religious, political and social freedom won in the American Revolution, preserved in the Civil War, protected in the Spanish-American War, and defended in the Great Wars and in the Korean Conflict. Dedicted by the American Legion this eleventh day of November, 1955.

When was this photograph taken? June 4, 2010.

Where is it located? Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 17325. Located in the National Cemetery near the Baltimore Pike entrance.

Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? No.

Has this monument been moved or changed? This monument has not been moved or materially altered. Received preservation in 2003.

Monument Details, Alternative Views, and Contextual Views

What does it honor? There are twenty-two of these granite monuments. The markers are set in front of each semi-circle pie-section. The monuments are inscribed with the respective state name, “US Regulars”, or “Unknown” with the number of dead dead soldiers interred in that plot following. Larger sections are to outside of semi-circle. All of the sections face to Soldiers’ Memorial.

When does it date to? 1863. Preserved in 2003.

Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 in the National Cemetery.

Currently missing Connecticut and Minnesota.

Name: Sykes Avenue Section “A” Marker

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: The only known Avenue Section marker in Park. Marker installed during US War Department’s management of Park. The avenues were divided up into sections for location and maintenance purposes. Tablet, 9″x11″, with raised “A.” Mounted on fluted post, overall height is 1’6″. Fragment of original paint remains on raised letter.

Name: Ayres Avenue (2 Tablets)

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’1″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. #1 Located on Ayres Avenue at the intersections with Wheatfield Road; #2 located at intersection with Sickles Avenue.

Name: Berdan Avenue

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’1″x1’8″, mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. Located at intersection of Berdan Avenue with West Confederate Avenue.

Name: Birney Avenue

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Painted inscription tablet, 2’9″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. Located at intersection of Birney Avenue with Emittsburg Road. Constructed by War Department to mark Birney Avenue.

Name: Brooke Avenue (2 Tablets)

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by War Department to mark Brooke Avenue. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’9″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. #1 located at in division between Cross and Brooke Avenues. #2 is located at the division between Brooke and De Trobriand Avenue.

Name: Buford Avenue

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by the War Department to mark Buford Avenue. Painted inscription tablet w/raised letters & border, 2’9″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. Sign has been broken and was repaired. Crack is visible on face of tablet. Located at intersection of Buford Avenue and Reynolds Avenue.

Name: Carman Avenue

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by War Department to mark Carmen Avenue. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’9″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. Located at midpoint of the Avenue.

Name: Colgrove Avenue

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’9″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. Located at intersection of Carmen Avenue and Colgrove Avenue.

Name: Confederate Avenue (6 Tablets)

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: One of six tablets constructed by War Department to mark East, West, North and South Confederate Avenues. Painted inscription tablet with raised letters and border, 2’9″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high.

#1 – Intersection of North Confederate Avenue and Mummasburg Road.
#2 – Intersection of East Confederate Avenue and Middle Street.
#3 – Midpoint of East Confederate Avenue.
#4 – Midpoint of West Confederate Avenue.
#5 – Intersection of West Confederate and Emmitsburg Road.
#6 – Midpoint of South Confederate Avenue.

Name: Confederate Cavalry Avenue

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by War Department to mark Confederate Cavalry Avenue. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’1″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. Located on west side of Confederate Cavalry Avenue.

Name: Coster Avenue.

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by War Department to mark Coster Avenue. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’1″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. It was damaged in 2002 and repaired in 2005.

Name: Crawford Avenue (2 Tablets)

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by War Department to mark Crawford Avenue. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablets, 2’9″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. Tablet was cracked and repaired. #1 is located near intersection with Wheatfield Road and Crawford Avenue; #2 is located at the intersection of Warren and Crawford Avenues.

Name: Cross Avenue (2 Tablets)

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Two tablets constructed by War Department to mark Cross Avenue. Painted raised letters and border inscription tablet, 2’1″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. #1 is located at beginning of Cross Avenue at Sickles Avenue and #2 is located at the midpoint of the avenue.

Name: Custer Avenue

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by War Department to mark Custer Avenue. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’9″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. Located at intersection with Gregg Avenue.

Name: DeTrobriand Avenue (2 Tablets)

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by War Department to mark DeTrobriand Avenue. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’9″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted posts, 3′ high. #1 located at intersection with Sickles Avenue and #2 is located at intersection with Brooke Avenue.

Name: Doubleday Avenue (2 Tablets)

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by War Department to mark Doubleday Avenue. Painted raised letters and border inscription tablet, 2’1″x1’8′. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. 2 tablets. #1 is located at intersection with Mummasburg Road and #2 is located in front of the Doubleday Inn.

Name: Geary Avenue

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’2″x1’10″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. Located at intersection with Colgrove Avenue.

Name: Gregg Avenue

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by War Department to mark Gregg Avenue. Raised letters and the raised border of the tablet are painted a contrasting color to the black of the painted tablet. Each tablet is mounted on a fluted post and set at the terminus of the avenues.

Name: Hancock Avenue (2 Tablets)

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Two tablets constructed by the War Department to mark Hancock Avenue. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’2″x1’10″. Mounted on fluted pole, 3′ high. #1 is located near the Pennsylvania Monument and #2 is located near the Angle.

Name: Howe Avenue

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by the War Department to mark Howe Avenue. Painted reaised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’1″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. Located intersection with Tanneytown Road.

Name: Howard Avenue (2 Tablets)

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Two tablets constructed by the War Department to mark Howard Avenue. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’2″x1’10″. Mounted of fluted post, 3′ high. #1 is ;ocated at intersection of Mummasburg Road and #2 is located at the intersection of Carlisle Road.

Name: Humphreys Avenue

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by the War Department to mark Humphreys Avenue. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’9″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. Located at intersection with Hancock Avenue.

Name: McGilvery Artillery Avenue

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by the War Department to mark the McGilvery Artillery Avenue which is now part of the Wheatfield Road. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’9″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted posts, 3′ high. Located on south side of Wheatfield Road, near Birney Avenue.

Name: Neill Avenue

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by the War Department to mark Neill Avenue. Raised letters and the raised border of the tablet are painted a contrasting color to the black of the painted tablet. Each tablet is mounted on a fluted post and set at the terminus of the avenues.

Name: Reynolds Avenue (4 Tablets)

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Four painted inscription tablets w/raised letters & border, 2’9″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high.

Name: Sickles Avenue (3 Tablets)

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Three tablets constructed by War Department to mark Sickles Avenue. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’2″x1’10″. Mounted on fluted posts, 3′ high. #1 is located at beginning of Avenue at Crawford Avenue, #2 is located at the north intersection with the Wheatfield Road, and #3 is located at the south intersection with the Wheatfield Road.

Name: Slocum Avenue (2 Tablets)

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Two tablets constructed by the War Department to mark Slocum Avenue. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’1″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. Located at the beginning of Avenue at Geary Avenue.

Name: Sykes Avenue (3 Tablets)

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Three tablets constructed by War Department to mark Sykes Avenue. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablets, 2’2″x1’10″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. Northermost tablet relocated when Sykes Avenue was realigned.

Name: United States Avenue (2 Tablets)

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by the War Department to mark United States Avenue. Painted raised letters and border inscription tablets, 2’9″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. Tablet was broken and has been repaired. #1 is located at intersection with Sickles Avenue and #2 is located at intersection with the Emmitsburg Road.

Name: Wadsworth Avenue

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by the War Department to mark Wadsworth Avenue. Painted inscription tablet w/raised letters and border, 2’9″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. Located at intersection with Buford Avenue.

Name: Wainwright Avenue

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by the War Department to mark Wainwright Avenue. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’9″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. Located at northeast corner of intersection of Slocum Avenue and Wainwright Avenue.

Name: Warren Avenue (2 Tablets)

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by the War Department to mark Warren Avenue. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablets, 2’1″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. #1 is located at intersection of Warren and Crawford Avenue, and #2 is located at intersection of Warren and Sykes Avenues.

Name: Williams Avenue

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’9″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. Located on west side of Williams Avenue close to intersection with Slocum Avenue.

Name: Wright Avenue (2 Tablets)

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by the War Department to mark Wright Avenue. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablets, 2’1″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. The tablet at the intersection of Wright and Sykes has been fractured and repaired.

Name: Hunt Avenue

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by War Department to mark Hunt Avenue. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’2″x1’10″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. Located at intersection with Tanneytown Road.

Name: Meredith Avenue (2 Tablets)

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by War Department to mark Meredith Avenue. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’1″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. #1 is located at intersection with Reynolds Avenue and #2 is located where Meredith Avenue merges with Stone Avenue.

Name: Pleasonton Avenue (2 Tablets)

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by War Department to mark Pleasonton Avenue. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’9″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. #1 is located at the beginning of the Avenue at Taneytown Road and #2 is located at intersection with Hancock Avenue.

Name: Robinson Avenue

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by the War Department to mark Robinson Avenue. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’2″x1’10″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. Located at beginning of Avenue at Mummasburg Road.

Name: Taneytown Road

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by War Department to identify Taneytown Road. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’1″x1’8″. Mounted on columnar sectional post, 3′ high.

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Marks site of Codori House. The farm was occupied by US and CS forces during July 2 & 3 1863. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’9″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3’4″ high. Located on west side of house at Emmitsburg Road.

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Name: Klingel House

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Marks the Klingle House site. House was used at fortification by US troops on July 2, 1863. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’9″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3’3″ high. Located on west side of house at Emmitsburg Road.

Name: McMillan House

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: House was incorporated into CSA battle lines July 1-4, 1863, its contents sacked and carried off. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’9″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3’3″ high. Located on west side of house at West Confederate Avenue.

Name: Rogers House

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: The house was present during the Battle but removed subsequent to the Civil War. Painted raised letters and border in contrasting color to iron; inscription tablet, 2’1″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3’3″ high. Located on east side of house site at Emmitsburg Road.

Name: Sherfy House

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Marks the Sherfy House site. The house stood between the line of the CS and US troops on July 2 & 3, 1863. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’1″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3’3″ high. Located on east side of the house at Emmitsburg Road.

Name: Shultz House

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: House was part of CS battle lines July 1-4, 1863, sacked and used for hospital purposes. The house is not owned by NPS and is used as private residence. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’1″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3’3″ high. Located on the west side of the house at West Confederate Avenue.

Name: Trostle House

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Marks Trostle House location, which was exposed to artillery and infantry fire from the Confederate attack in the area. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’9″x1’8″, with rounded corners. Mounted on fluted post, 2’9″ high.

Name: Spangler House

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’9″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3’3″ high. Located west of the house on West Confederate Avenue.

Name: Wentz House

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Marks site of the Wentz House. The house was present during Battle; was removed and only the foundation remains. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’9″X1’9″. Mounted on fluted post, 3’3″ high. Tablet has been fractured and repaired. Located at corner of Emmitsburg Road and Wheatfield Road.

Name: Biesecker Woods

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Woods were used to shelter & screen movements of CS infantry & artillery on July 2-4, 1863. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’9″x1’8″, with round corners. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. Located on east edge of the woods at Emmitsburg Road.

Name: East Cemetery Hill

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Marks East Cemetery Hill. Union troops were pushed back to Cemetery Hill by CSA on July 1, 1863. Raised lettering and borders and painted contrasting color to iron; inscription tablet, 2’9″x1’9″, with rounded corners. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high.

Name: Excelsior Field

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: The New York Excelsior Brigade occupied much of field prior to engagement with attacking CS on July 2, 1863. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’9″x1’10″. Mounted on fluted posts, 2’8″ high. Located on east side of Sickles Avenue between Wheatfield Road and US Avenue.

Name: Little Round Top

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: On July 2, 1863, hard pressed defenders of the Union Army held their ground, defeating Lee’s offensive plan. Painted raised letters and border inscription tablet, 2’1″x1’8″ with rounded corners. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. Located on South slope of Little Round Top, on East side of Sykes Avenue. Relocated from summit when Sykes Avenue was relocated.

Name: The Loop

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: The portion of US battle line which doubled back on itself as a result of CS attacks on pm July 2, 1863. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’1×1’8″, with rounded corners. Located at loop on Sickles Avenue, on the west side between Detrobriand Avenue and Wheatfield Road.

Name: McMillan Woods

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Woods were used to shelter CS infantry & artillery fire on July 2 & 3, 1863. CS entrenchments are located within woods. Painted raised lettering and border inscription tablet, 2’1″x1’8″, with rounded corners. Mounted on fluted post, 2’7″ high. Located on east side of the woods at West Confederate Avenue.

Name: Menchey’s Spring

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Housing was constructed to memorialize Spring from which CS soldier drank from during the Battle. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’9″x1’10″. Mounted on post, 1’9″ high. Located near spring housing, west side of Wainwright Avenue.

Name: Oak Ridge

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by the US War Department to identify this northern extension of Seminary Ridge to Oak Hill. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’1″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 2′ high.

Name: Peach Orchard (2 Tablets)

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Momentous attacks and counterattacks took place in and around the orchard on the afternoon of July 2, 1863. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’9″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 2’8″ high. Tablet has been fractured and repaired. Located at corner of Wheatfield Road and Emmitsburg Road.

Name: Pitzer Woods

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Woods were used as defensive cover by Anderson’s CS Division on July 2, 1863. Painted raised letters and border inscription tablet, 2’1″x1’8″, with rounded corners. Mounted on fluted post, 2’8″ high.

Name: Reynolds Woods

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Marks Reynolds Woods. Herbst Farm Woods (Mistakenly referred to often as McPherson Woods) were named for place where Reynolds was struck by Confederate skirmisher. Painted raised letters and border inscription tablet, 2’1″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high.

Name: Shultz Woods

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’1″x1’8″, with rounded corners. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. Located at east edge of the woods, close to West Confederate Avenue.

Name: Spangler Woods

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Woods were occupied by Posey’s Brigade & Wright’s Georgia Brigade in expectation of a counterattack by Meade’s troops. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’9″x1’10″, with rounded corners. Located at west edge of the woods, near West Confederate Avenue.

Name: Wheatfield (2 Tablets)

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Marks the site of many attacks and counterattacks on the afternoon of July 2, 1863. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablets, 2’9″x1’10″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. One tablet has been fractured and repaired in the 1980s. One tablet is located north of the field and one is located south of the field.

Name: Spangler’s Spring

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Identifies Spangler’s Spring. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’1″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high.

Name: Stevens Knoll

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Identifies Stevens Knoll. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’1″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high.

Name: Ziegler’s Grove

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by War Department to identify Ziegler’s Grove. Painted rasied letter and border inscription tablet, 2’1″x1’8″. Mounted to fluted post, 3′ high.

Name: The Angle

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by War Department to identify The Angle. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’1″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high.

Name: Barlow Knoll

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by War Department to identify Barlow Knoll. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’1″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high.

Name: Culp’s Hill

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by War Department to identify Culp’s Hill. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’1″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high.

Name: Bryan House

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by War Department to identify the Brian House. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’1″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high.

Name: G. Weikert House

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by the War Department to identify the G. Weikert House. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’1″X1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high.

Name: Devil’s Den

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Constructed by War Department to identify Devil’s Den. Painted raised letter and border inscription tablet, 2’1″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high.

Name: Black Horse Tavern

Erected: 1896.

Designer: E.B. Cope.

Description: Marks site of the tavern. Painted inscription tablet, 2’9″x1’8″. Mounted on fluted post, 3′ high. Located in front of the stone house which was the tavern site.