5th United States Artillery Battery D
Posted to the Project on 28 Nov 07
Known as “Griffin’s” or “The West Point Battery,” 5th U.S. Battery D was commanded at Gettysburg by Lt. Charles E. Hazlett (1838-1863), a native of Zanesville, Ohio. Hazlett was a graduate of the West Point class of 1859. Hazlett was killed as the fighting closed on Little Round Top on the afternoon of July 2.
Lt. Benjamin F. Rittenhouse (1839-1915), a clerk from Washington, took command from Hazlett.
Enlisted from New York City and Suffolk County, Massachusetts, the battery was raised in January 1861 by then Lt. Charles Griffin (future commander of the Fifth Corps) at West Point. The marker is located where Hazlett fell; the 91st Pennsylvania monument a few feet away also is reputed to be that spot.
5th United States Artillery Battery D
5th Corps Artillery Brigade
Lt. Charles E. Hazlett (1838-1863)
Engaged: 6 Parrotts and 124 men; 7 killed, 6 wounded
Monument: Little Round Top