Location: West Confederate Avenue near the Schultz House.
Description: Erected 1901. One of ten rough hewn granite bases with bronze plaque affixed to the front that explain the movements of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the Gettysburg Campaign. In storage for many years, they were replaced along Confederate Avenue in 2007.
Inscription:
The Army on the march to the Potomac. Hill’s Corps had the advance. Longstreet’s the centre. Ewell’s the rear. Hood’s Division Longstreet’s Corps started after sunrise. Early’s Division Ewell’s Corps started near noon and formed the rear guard. Fitz Lee’s and Hampton’s Brigades of Cavalry Stuart’s Division the later under Col. Baker marched via Cahstown and Greenwood en route to Williamsport. Chambliss’s and Jenkins’s Brigades of Cavalry under General Stuart marched via Emmitsburg. Robertson’s and Jones’s Brigade of Cavalry held the Jack Mountain Passes. Imboden’s Brigade of mounted infantry in charge of the wagon trains reached Greencastle in the morning and Williamsport in the afternoon.
Related: Itinerary ANV Tablets