20th ME Chamberlain
20th ME Chamberlain is a monument in Toboyne Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania. 20th ME Chamberlain is situated nearby to the peak Big Round Top, as well as near the locality Devil’s Den.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Big Round Top and Gettysburg National Cemetery.
Big Round Top
Peak
Big Round Top is a boulder-strewn hill notable as the topographic high point of the Gettysburg Battlefield and for 1863 American Civil War engagements for which Medals of Honor were awarded.
Gettysburg National Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Henryhartley, Public domain.
Gettysburg National Cemetery, originally called Soldiers' National Cemetery, is a United States national cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, created for Union army casualties sustained in the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. Gettysburg National Cemetery is situated 2½ miles north of 20th ME Chamberlain.
Pennsylvania State Memorial, Gettysburg
Monument
Photo: Midnightdreary, Public domain.
The Pennsylvania State Memorial is a monument in Gettysburg National Military Park that commemorates the 34,530 Pennsylvania soldiers who fought in the July 1 to 3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. Pennsylvania State Memorial, Gettysburg is situated 1½ miles north of 20th ME Chamberlain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Devil’s Den and Little Round Top.
Devil’s Den
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Devil's Den is a boulder-strewn hill on the south end of Houck's Ridge at Gettysburg Battlefield, used by artillery and sharpshooters on the second day of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
Little Round Top
Locality
Little Round Top is the smaller of two rocky hills south of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania—the companion to the adjacent, taller hill named Big Round Top. It was the site of an unsuccessful assault by Confederate troops against the Union left flank on July 2, 1863, the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, during the American Civil War.
Round Top
Hamlet
Round Top is a populated place in Adams County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, near Little Round Top. It is notable for two Battle of Gettysburg hospitals, the 1884 Round Top Station, and several battlefield commemorative era attractions such as Round Top Park and the Round Top Museum.
20th ME Chamberlain
- Type: Monument
- Inscription: “The 20th Maine Reg. 3d Brig. 1st. Div. 5th Corps Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain captured and held this position on the evening of July 2d, 1863, pursuing the enemy from its front on the line marked by its monument below. The Regt. lost in the battle 130 ki”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Toboyne Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.78707° or 39° 47′ 13″ northLongitude
-77.24079° or 77° 14′ 27″ westOpen location code
87F4QQP5+RMOpenStreetMap ID
node 7128731207OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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