4th United States Artillery Battery A

4th United States Artillery Battery A was also known as Morgan’s Battery.  The unit dated back to 1821 and in 1861 was stationed at Fort Crittenden in the Utah Territory.  In October 1862, this unit received substantial reinforcements from the 4th Ohio, giving it a Buckeye flavor.

The battery consisted of 6 Ordnance Rifles and 129 men under the command of Lt. Alonzo H. Cushing (1841-1863), a 1861 graduate of West Point from Wisconsin.  When Cushing was killed on July 3 defending the Angle against Pickett’s Charge, Sgt. William F. Fuger (1836-1913), a native of Germany, took command.  Fuger was later awarded the Medal of Honor for Gettysburg.  The battery suffered 38 casualties at Gettysburg.  Their monument is located along Hancock Avenue at the Angle.

4th United States Artillery Battery A

2d Corps Artillery Brigade

Engaged:  6 Ordnance Rifles and 129 men; 6 killed, 32 wounded

Monument: Hancock Avenue

Tags: Angle, Cemetery Ridge, Gettysburg, II Corps, Monument Project, us regulars