Union Second Corps Headquarters Marker

Army and Corps Headquarters Markers

The marker is a 4.5 inch Siege Rifle (sometimes called a 4.5 inch Ordnance Rifle) cast in 1863 by the Fort Pitt Foundry in Pittsburgh. It was placed in 1913 by the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.

Marker for the Second Corps headquarters of Union Major General Winfield Scott Hancock at Gettysburg

Text from the Headquarters Marker

Army of the Potomac
2d Corps Headquarters
Major General Winfield S. Hancock,
July 1, 2, 3, 1863

Location of the marker

The Union 2nd Corps headquarters marker is south of Gettysburg. It is on the north side of Pleasonton Avenue just north of the State of Pennsylvania monument. (39° 48.495′ N, 77° 14.094′ W)