Stone Sentinels, battlefield monuments of the American Civil War
Confederate Headquarters Markers

Kemper's Brigade,
Pickett's Division, 1st Army Corps

Southwest of Gettysburg on West Confederate Avenue.

From the monument:

C. S. A.
Longstreet's Corps Pickett's Division
Kemper's Brigade
1st 3rd 7th 11th 24th Virginia Infantry

July 2. Arrived about sunset and bivouacked on the western border of Spangler's Woods.

July 3. In the forenoon formed line in the field east of the woods with right flank near Spangler's Barn. At the close of the cannonade advanced and took part in Longstreet's assault upon the Union position in the vicinity of the Angle. Exposed to a severe fire of artillery and vigorously assailed beyond the Emmitsburg Road by infantry on the right flank with ranks thinned and much disorganized by its losses especially of officers it pressed on against the Union line at the stone wall where after a fierce encounter the struggle ended. Gen. J. L. Kemper fell wounded in front of the stone wall.

July 4. Spent the day in reorganization and during the night began the march to Hagerstown.

Present 1575 Killed 56 Wounded 356 Missing 317 Total 731

Kemper's Brigade, Pickett's Division,  1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia at Gettysburg