First Corps

Historical marker location:

Cumberland Township, Pennsylvania

( Marker is at the intersection of Reynolds Avenue and Chambersburg Pike (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling north on Reynolds Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1906

Army of the Potomac.

The town of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania was the site of the famous Civil War battle in 1863, which was the turning point of the war and resulted in a Union victory.