1st Ohio Artillery Battery K
Posted to the Project on 02 Aug 08
1st Ohio Artillery Battery ’s monument is located at the corner of Carlisle and Lincoln Streets on the grounds of Gettysburg College. Part of the 11th Corps Artillery brigade, it was recruited from the counties of Cuyahoga and Washington. Initially, the battery was recruited for service with West Virginia, but was accepted by Ohio when their were a lack of recruits.
The battery consisted of 4 Napoleons and 118 men under the command of Capt. Lewis Heckman (1823-1872), a German born, Cleveland-based “manufacturer of fancy cakes” and candy. The battery suffered 23 casualties.
1st Ohio Artillery Battery K
11th Corps Artillery Brigade
Engaged: 4 Napoleons and 118 men; 2 killed, 11 wounded, 2 missing
Monument: Carlisle and Lincoln Streets, town of Gettysburg