1st Rhode Island, Battery E (Randolph’s)
Posted to the Project on 20 Sep 07
One of the many artillery units posted at the Peach Orchard salient, 1st Rhode Island Artillery Battery E was part of the Third Corps Artillery Brigade. Raised from Providence County, the battery was commanded at Gettysburg by Lt. John K. Bucklyn (1834-1906), a school teacher who won the medal of honor at Chancellorsville. When Bucklyn was wounded at Gettysburg, 2d Lieutenant Benjamin Freeborn took command of the battery (1835-1874). The unit had 116 men and six 12lb Napolean cannons.
The monument sits near the Peach Orchard on the Emmitsburg Road line. It is a simple stone structure that features a carving of crossed cannon swabs around the Rhode Island state seal and anchor.
1st Rhode Island Battery E
Third Corps Artillery Brigade
Commanded by: Lt. John K. Bucklyn (1834-1906)
Engaged: 116 with six 12 lb Napoleans; 3 killed, 26 wounded, 1 missing
Monument: Emmitsburg Road near the Peach Orchard