The Fourth United States Artillery Battery B (Stewart’s) is honored by a monument and a secondary monument at Gettysburg.
About the Main Monument
When was it dedicated? Erected between 1907 and 1908.
What is it made out of? Foundation: Concrete. Monument: Polished red Jonesboro Granite. Plaque: Bronze.
What size is it? 24 by 50 inches and 7 feet high.
Who made it? Van Armitage Granite Company
What does it depict? One of 45 monuments erected to units of the United States regular army on the battlefield. A red polished Jonesboro granite monolith that is set upon a concrete foundation with a descriptive 3’6′x3’7′ bronze tablet with the coat of arms of the United States in bronze.
What does it honor? Locates position occupied by Stewarts Battery B, 4th US during Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863.
How is it inscribed? Reads,
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC
FIRST CORPS
ARTILLERY BRIGADE
BATTERY B FOURTH U. S. ARTILLERY
Six 12 Pounders
Lieut. James Stewart Commanding
July 1. In position about 200 yards south of the Seminary until 3 P. M. when ordered to the support of Brig. General J. C. Robinson’s Division First Corps and took position on Seminary Ridge one half of the Battery between Chambersburg Pike and the railroad cut. The other half north of the cut in the corner of the woods was actively engaged. The Battery afterwards retired with the troops to Cemetery Hill where it went into position on the Baltimore Pike opposite the Evergreen Cemetery commanding the approach from the town. Two guns on the Pike and two in the field two guns having been disabled.
July 2 & 3. Remained in this position.
Casualties Killed 2 Men Wounded 2 Officers and 29 Men Missing 3 Men
When was this photograph taken? June 6, 2008. Monument faces north and somewhat west.
Where is it located? Located Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325
Is this monument located along the NPS Auto Tour route? Yes, located along the extended tour that includes Culp’s Hill.
Has this monument been moved or changed? This monument has not been moved or materially changed.
Monument Details, Alternative Views, and Contextual Views
Secondary Monuments and Markers
Monument Title: Second Monument – Davidson’s Section
Photographed: March 26, 2010.
Location: Railroad Cut at Lee’s Headquarters. Located North of Chambersburg Pike, East of Doubleday Avenue Extended. Marked on the map above by a RED pushpin.
Description: One of 45 monuments erected to units of the United States regular army on the battlefield. Red granite monolith with gabled top and rough hewn sides and back consists of polished Jonesboro granite 24 by 50 inches and 7 feet high. Set upon a concrete foundation with a descriptive 3’6″x3’7″ bronze tablet and the coat of arms of the United States in bronze. Locates position occupied by Stewart’s Battery B during Battle of Gettysburg, July 1, 1863.
Inscription: Text is as follows:
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC
FIRST CORPS
ARTILLERY BRIGADE
BATTERY B FOURTH U. S. ARTILLERY
Six 12 Pounders
Lieut. James Stewart Commanding
July 1. In position about 200 yards south of the Lutheran Theological Seminary until 3 P. M. when ordered to support the Second Division First Corps and took position on Seminary Ridge half of the Battery in command of Lieut. James Davison between Chambersburg Pike and railroad cut. The other half north of the cut in corner of the woods was actively engaged. The Battery afterwards retired with the troops to Cemetery Hill and went into position on the Baltimore Pike opposite Evergreen Cemetery commanding the approach from the town two guns on the Pike and two in the field two having been disabled.
Casualties Killed 2 Men Wounded 2 Officers and 29 Men Missing 3 Men Total 36
At Gettysburg
The was also known as Gibbon’s Battery. During the battle of Gettysburg, it served as a member of Wainwright’s Brigade of the First Corps, Army of the Potomac.
Commander: Lt. James Stewart (1826-1905). Native of Scotland. Wounded on July 2. Buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Number Engaged: 6 Napoleons and 90 men
Casualties: 2 killed, 31 wounded, 3 missing
Soldiers Buried in the United States Plot of the Gettysburg National Cemetery:
- Pvt. Uriah Palmer, detailed from Company A 6th Wisconsin, D-3 of Wisconsin Plot
- Pvt. Charles Patton, detailed from Company E 24th Michian, I-1 of Michigan Plot
General Information
Raised: Organized in 1821, the unit was stationed at Fort Crittenden in the Utah Territory prior to the Civil War.
Regimental History ~ Dyer’s Compendium of the War of the Rebellion:
Reached Washington, D.C., October, 1861. Attached to McDowell’s Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. Artillery, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1862. Artillery, 3rd Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. Artillery, 1st Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. Artillery, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1863. Artillery Brigade, 1st Army Corps, to March, 1864. Artillery Brigade, 5th Army Corps, to May, 1865. Dept. of Washington, D.C., to August, 1865.
SERVICE.–Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C., until March, 1862. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15. Advance on Falmouth, Va., April 9-19. Duty at Falmouth and Fredericksburg until August. Reconnaissance from Fredericksburg to Orange Court House July 24-27. Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9. Pope’s Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2. Battles of Groveton August 29; Bull Run August 30. Maryland Campaign September 6-22. Battle of Antietam, Md., September 16-17. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15. At Falmouth until April, 1863. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Operations at Pollock’s Mill Crossing April 29-May 2. Battle of Chancellorsville May 2-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864. Rapidan Campaign May 4-June 12. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7. Spotsylvania May 8-21. North Anna River May 22-26. Jericho Ford May 25. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Bethesda Church June 1-3. Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s Run, October 27-28, 1864. Warren’s Raid on Weldon Railroad December 7-12. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9, 1865. Junction, Quaker and Boydton Roads March 29. Lewis Farm, near Gravelly Run, March 29. White Oak Road March 31. Battle of Five Forks April 1. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Moved to Washington, D.C., May. Grand Review May 23. Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., until August, 1865.
United States Regular Army at Gettysburg
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