1st Ohio Artillery Battery H

1st Ohio Battery H was known as Huntington’s. It was part of the Artillery Reserve during the Gettysburg Campaign.

Raised from the counties of Lucas and Washington, the battery also contained men from Battery F, 1st Pennsylvania Artillery. The unit had 6 Ordnance rifles and 123 men under the command of Lt. George W. Norton (1818-1906), a Toledo farmer.

The unit’s simple monument, erected by the state of Ohio, is located in the National Cemetery marking the position on July 2 and 3.

1st Ohio Artillery Battery H

Artillery Reserve, 3d Volunteer Brigade

Engaged: 6 Ordnance Rifles, 123 men; 2 killed, 5 missing

Monument: National Cemetery

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