The Gettysburg Campaign Pennsylvania historical marker is in Hanover, Pennsylvania on Frederick Street. (See map below) It was erected in 1947. The marker is within a short distance of the “Confederates Invade Pennsylvania” wayside marker.
Text from the marker:
Gettysburg Campaign
On June 30, 1863,
General J. Kilpatrick’s Union Cavalry,
hunting Gen. J.E.B. Stuart’s
cavalry, were attacked here
by Stuart. Repulsed, Stuart
tried to join early; finding
him gone, he marched to
Carlisle, failing to reach
Gettysburg until July 2.
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Location of the Marker
The marker is on the southeast side of Frederick Street about 2/3 mile southwest of the Center Square in Hanover, Pennsylvania, in between Stuart and Westminster Avenues. (39°47’35.8″N 76°59’29.2″W)