2nd United States Artillery Battery G

2nd United States Artillery Battery G was also known as Thompson’s Battery. It was part of the Sixth Corps Artillery Brigade. The unit was made up of 6 Napoleons and 113 men under the command of Lt. John H. Butler (1838-1910). Butler was a druggist in Hartford, Connecticut prior to the Civil War.

Enlisted from New York City and Suffolk County, Massachusetts, this unit was originally organized in 1821. At the start of the Civil War, it was stationed at Fort Mackinac in Michigan.

It suffered no loss at Gettysburg.

2nd United States Artillery Battery G

6th Corps Artillery Brigade

Engaged: 6 Napoleons and 113 men; no loss

Monument: Near the old Cyclorama building in Ziegler’s Grove

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