Company A,
Purnell Legion (Maryland) Cavalry

The monument to Company A of Maryland's Purnell Legion is east of Gettysburg on the East Cavalry Field. (39.826459° N, 77.164611° W; map) It was dedicated in 1890 by the State of Maryland.

The company brought 78 men to the field and had no casualties. It was part of Cavalry Corps, 2nd Division, 1st Brigade.

Monument map: East Cavalry Battlefield (south end)

From the front of the monument:

Co. A Purnell Legion
Maryland Cavalry
Maryland's Tribute to her loyal sons.

From the rear:

This detached Company
commanded by
Capt. Robert E. Duvall,
served in the cavalry engagement
on this flank, July 2nd and 3rd, 1863.
Organized at Pikesville Md.
Sept. Oct. and Nov. 1861
Mustered out at Fort Monroe Va.
July 28, 1865

The Purnell Legion is also honored by a marker and monument at Antietam.

See more about Maryland's Purnell Legion Cavalry in the Civil War

(above) Front and (below) rear of the monument to Maryland's Purnell Legon on the East Cavalry Battlefield at Gettysburg
Reverse of Purnell Legion monument at Gettysburg

Reverse of Purnell Legion monument at Gettysburg

Company A, Purnell Legion (Maryland) Cavalry

Company A,
Purnell Legion (Maryland) Cavalry