3d Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery

The 3d Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, Battery H were members of the 2nd Division of the Cavalry corps. This battery was raised in Lebanon County in September 1862. Also known as the 152nd Volunteers, this battery was stationed in Baltimore for the duration of it’s service, with the notable exception of the Gettysburg Campaign.

The battery was under the command of Capt. William D. Rank (1838-1872), a Philadelphia clerk. It consisted of 2 Ordnance Rifles and 52 men. The battery’s monument is located on the Hanover Road, not far from the East Cavalry field. The monument’s main feature is a bronze relief on the front of the memorial. A marker is also located on Hancock Avenue.

3d Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery (Battery H)

Horse Artillery, Cavalry Corps

52 men and 2 Ordnance Rifles; 1 missing

Monument: Hanover Road

Tags: Cavalry Corps, East Cavalry, Gettysburg, Monument Project, Pennsylvania