1st United States Cavalry

A monument and two position markers to the First United States Cavalry Regiment is south of Gettysburg on the South Cavalry Field (see map)

From the monument:

Army of the Potomac
Cavalry Corps
Reserve Brigade First Division
First U.S. Cavalry
Captain Robert S.C. Lord commanding

Detachment at Headquarters Army of the Potomac.

July 3. Moved with the Brigade at 12 m. under Brig. General W. Merritt from Emmitsburg and attacked the Confederate right and rear and was engaged for four hours until the action was brought to close by a heavy rain.

Casualties: killed 1 man wounded 9 men missing 5 men

Two markers, one off Ridge Road (center right) and the other west of Emmitsburg Road (bottom right) have the same inscription:

Position occupied
by
Detatchments
of the
1st & 2d Regiments
United States Cavalry
During July 3d, 1863

A sign on Emmistburg Road (below) points the way to the marker west of the road.

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