July 7, 1863 – Army of the Potomac Itinerary Tablet

Location: East Cemetery Hill, the Baltimore Pike.

Description: Erected 1901. One of nine rough hewn granite bases with bronze plaque affixed to the front that explain the movements of the Union Army of the Potomac during the Gettysburg Campaign. These tablets were in storage for many years.

Inscription:

Headquarters of the Army moved from Gettysburg to Frederick. First Corps marched from Emmitsburg to Hamburg. Second Corps from Two Taverns to Taneytown. Third Corps from Gettysburg via Emmitsburg to Mechanicstown. Fifth Corps from Moritz’s Cross-Roads via Emmitsburg to Utica. Sixth Corps from Emmitsburg to Mountain Pass. Eleventh Corps from Emmitsburg to Middletown. Twelfth Corps from Littlestown to Walkersville and the Artillery Reserve from Littlestown to Woodsborough. First and Third Cavalry Divisions and Second Brigade Second Cavalry Division marched from Jones’s Cross-Roads to Boonsborough. The Third Brigade Second Cavalry Division marching en route from Chambersburg to Middletown. The First Brigade Second Cavalry Division and the Third Brigade Second Division Sixth Corps marched from Fairfield to Waynesborough.

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