Louisiana Guard Artillery (Green’s)
This battery served as a member of Jones’s Battalion. This battery is honored by two tablets, one on Jones Artillery Battalion Avenue and one on East Cavalry Field.
Photographed: May 30, 2009.
Location: Jones Battalion Avenue, .5 miles north of Rock Creek.
Commander: Capt. Charles A. Green
Description: Cast iron tablet, 3’8″ x 3’4″, with raised inscription painted in a contrasting color and mounted on fluted cast iron post. All 4’4″ H. Tablets casts by Calvin Gilbert. The inscription on the 3.8′ x 3.4′ tablet narrates the events associated with Battery during the Battle.
Inscription: Text,
ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
EWELL’S CORPS EARLY’S DIVISION
JONES’ ARTILLERY BATTALION GREEN’S BATTERY
LOUISIANA GUARD ARTILLERY
Two 10 Pounder Parrotts Two 3 Inch Rifles
July 1. Arrived on the field with Early’s Division. Placed in position to the right of Tanner’s Battery on the north side of Rock Creek and opened fire on Union troops on south side of creek continued firing with effect until the Confederate infantry was in position and advancing.
July 2. Occupied the position of the previous day before sunset was ordered to General Hampton at Hunterstown with a section of Parrott guns. Engaged Battery M 2nd U. S. Fell back a mile and remained for the night.
July 3. Moved forward with the cavalry about 2 P. M. Guns placed in position and opened on a column of advancing cavalry. Received a severe fire and ordered to be withdrawn. Again engaged in the afternoon.
Casualties Killed 2 Wounded 5
Ammunition expended 161 rounds
Photographed: September 30, 2007.
Location: East Cavalry Battlefield, east of Rummel Woods.
Description: Cast iron tablet, 3’8? x 3’4?, with raised inscription painted in a contrasting color and mounted on fluted cast iron post. All 4’4? H. Tablets casts by Calvin Gilbert. The inscription on the 3.8? x 3.4? tablet narrates the events associated with Battery during the Battle.
Inscription: Text,
ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
EWELL’S CORPS EARLY’S DIVISION
JONES’S BATTALION GREEN’S BATTERY
LOUISIANA GUARD ARTILLERY
Two 10 Pounder Parrotts Two 3 Inch Rifles
July 3. After taking part in the fighting on the previous two days at Gettysburg and Hunterstown this Battery being detached from its Battalion brought its Parrott guns here and rendered important service in the cavalry battle not withdrawing until after dark.
Losses Killed 2 Wounded 5 Total 7 Horses disabled 2.
Supplemental Materials: After Action Report of Capt. C. A. Green.
