1st New York Artillery Battery K

The monument to the 1st New York Artillery Battery K was built using the $1500.00 state appropriation and was dedicated on July 2, 1888. The sculptor was Stephen J. O’Kelly and the monument consists of Quincy granite and bronze. It is located on Cemetery Ridge along Hancock Avenue near the Angle. The main feature is the large bronze plaque on the front which depicts four artillerymen going through the process of loading a cannon.

The battery included the 11th Independent New York temporarily attached; it was made up of men from Montgomery and Albany counties as well as Ashtabula county in Ohio. The commander of the 6 Ordnance Rifles and 149 men was Capt. Robert H. Fitzhugh (1840-1920), a native of Oswego.

The monument was originally located at the intersection of Plesanton and Hancock Avenues. It was moved to this more central location in 1903.

1st New York Artillery Battery K

Artillery Reserve, 4th Volunteer Brigade

Capt. Robert H. Fitzhugh (1840-1920)

Engaged: 149 men and 6 Ordnance Rifles; 7 wounded

Monument: Hancock Avenue (Alternate Image)

Tags: Angle, Artillery Reserve, Cemetery Ridge, Gettysburg, Monument Project, New York