5th Massachusetts Artillery (Battery E)

5th Massachusetts Artillery (Battery E) was part of the Artillery Reserve. Their simple monument is located along the Wheatfield Road and marks the July 2, 1863 position of the unit. It consisted of 104 men and 6 Ordnance Rifles under the command of Capt. Charles A. Phillips (1841-1876), a Harvard educated attorney.

The unit was recruited from the counties of Bristol and Suffolk and was mustered in at Lynnfield on December 3, 1861. There is an additional marker to this unit located along Hancock Avenue.

5th Massachusetts Artillery (Battery E)

Artillery Reserve, 1st Volunteer Brigade

Engaged: 104 men and 6 Ordnance Rifles; 2 killed, 14 wounded

Monument: Wheatfield Road

Tags: Artillery Reserve, Gettysburg, massachusetts, Monument Project, Valley of Death