Michigan Sharpshooters

Michigan Sharpshooters (HM19BV)

Location: Gettysburg, PA 17325 Adams County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 47.509', W 77° 14.363'

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2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Corps

(At Top of Monument):
Michigan
Sharpshooters

(At Base):
2d Brig. 1st Div. 3d Corps
(Front):
Company C,
1st Regiment U.S. Sharpshooters.
Mustered into U.S. service
at Detroit Mich. Aug. 26, 1861
Served until war ended
Fought upon this field
July 2d near Sherfy House
Here July 3d
Wounded 1 officer, 5 men
Missing 1 man.
Total 7.

(Left):
Company I,
1st Regiment U.S. Sharpshooters.
Mustered into U.S. service
at Detroit, Mich. Mar. 4, 1862.
Served until war ended.
Fought upon this field
July 2d near Pitzer's Run
here July 3d.
Killed 1 officer.
Wounded 1 officer 3 men.
Total 5.

(Back):
Company K,
1st Regiment U.S. Sharpshooters.
Mustered into U.S. service
at Detroit, Mich. Mar. 20, 1862.
Served until war ended.
Fought upon this field.
July 2d near Sherfy House.
Here July 3d.
4 men wounded.

(Right)
Company B,
2nd Regiment U.S. Sharpshooters.
Mustered into U.S. service
at Detroit, Mich. Oct. 4, 1862.
Served until war ended.
Fought upon this field
July 2d near Slyder House on extreme left
afterwards at this point.
July 3d on Cemetery Ridge near centre of line.
4 men wounded.
Details
HM NumberHM19BV
Tags
Year Placed1889
Placed ByState of Michigan
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, September 26th, 2014 at 4:38pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 308258 N 4407050
Decimal Degrees39.79181667, -77.23938333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 47.509', W 77° 14.363'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 47' 30.54" N, 77° 14' 21.78" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)717
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 701-757 Warren Ave, Gettysburg PA 17325, US
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