Looking east toward the Confederate lines which the regiment charged with the 2nd Massachusetts on July 3rd. Culp's Hill begins its rise just to the left, and Rock Creek runs to the right just behind the trees. The ground, still marshy today, was much wetter in 1863 when McAllister's millpond raised the water table in the area.
From the marker: "This marks the farthest point gained by the Regiment in its charge at 6 a.m. July 3d. 1863 on the works at the base of the hill behind this tablet. Four color bearers were killed and four were wounded" |
