15th New York Artillery

The 15th New York Artillery was assigned to the Artillery Reserve.  The Battery was recruited from New York City and mustered in at Throgs Neck as part of the Irish Brigade on December 9, 1861.

At Gettysburg, the 15th was commanded by Capt. Patrick Hart (1827-1892), of Irish birth and a soldier in the regular army in a variety of departments.

The battery consisted of 4 Napoleon cannons and 99 men.  They suffered 16 casualties, most of them in action near the Peach Orchard on July 2 where their monument now stands along the Wheatfield Road.  A secondary marker is located along Hancock Avenue that marks the July 3d position.

15th New York Artillery

Artillery Reserve, 1st Volunteer Brigade

Engaged:  4 Napoleon cannons and 99 men; 3 killed, 13 wounded

Monument: Wheatfield Road near the Peach Orchard

5th United States Artillery Battery C

5th United States Artillery Battery C was known as Hascall’s. The battery was raised from Northampton County in Pennsylvania in September 1861. The battery consisted of 6 Napoleons and 123 men under the command of Lt. Gulian V. Weir (1837-1886). Weir’s father was a professor drawing at West Point.

The battery monument is located along Hancock Avenue. This battery was part of the Artillery Reserve and it fought on July 2 and 3, suffering a total of 16 casualties during the battle.

A late “casualty” so to speak of the battle was Lt. Weir himself.  Three of his guns were captured as the battery was swept away from it’s advanced position in support of Humpherys’ Division.  Knocked somewhat senseless by a spent bullet, Weir was not with his cannons when they were recaptured.  He remained in the army after the War, rising to the rank of captain, but he never forgot the fact he lost his guns.  After a visit to Gettysburg 22 years after the battle, Weir wrote to Hancock stating his regret over the loss of the guns.  Still upset apparently over what had happened, on July 18, 1886 a tormented Weir put a rifle against his chest and put a bullet through his heart.

5th United States Artillery Battery C

Artillery Reserve, 1st Regular Brigade

Engaged: 6 Napoleons and 123 men; 2 killed, 14 wounded

Monument: Hancock Avenue

3rd United States Artillery, Batteries F&K

The 3rd United States Artillery, Batteries F&K (consolidated) were part of the artillery reserve of the Army of the Potomac.  Battery F was known as “Beckwith’s” while Battery K was known as “Livingston’s.”  The men were recruited from New York City.  Battery F was organized in 1821, Battery K in 1838.  Both batteries were at Fort Monroe in Virginia when the War began.  The consolidated unit was commanded by Lt. John G. Turnbull (1843-1898).  It consisted of 6 Napoleons and 145 men and suffered severe casualties during the battle.  Batteries F & K did their main fighting on the Emmitsburg Road line of the Third Corps on July 2.

Their are monuments on the Emmitsburg Road and near Meade’s headquarters to this unit (pictured is the monument on the Emmitsburg Road).

3rd United States Artillery, Batteries F&K

Artillery Reserve, 1st Regular Brigade

Engaged:  6 Napoleons and 145 men; 9 killed, 14 wounded, 1 missing

Monument: Emmitsburg Road and Meade’s HQ

Maryland Artillery Battery A

Maryland Artillery Battery A’s monument is located in the woods of Power’s Hill, just off of Granite Schoolhouse Lane. Battery A was part of the Artillery Reserve’s 4th Volunteer Brigade.

The unit was recruited in the City of Baltimore and mustered in during August 1861. The unit was formed as part of the Purnell Legion. At Gettysburg, the battery consisted of 6 Ordnance Rifles and 107 men under the command of Capt. James H. Rigby (1832-1889), a Baltimore carpenter. The battery suffered no losses.

Maryland Artillery Battery A

Artillery Reserve, 4th Volunteer Brigade

Engaged: 6 Ordnance Rifles and 107 men; no loss

Monument: Power’s Hill

5th Massachusetts Artillery (Battery E)

5th Massachusetts Artillery (Battery E) was part of the Artillery Reserve. Their simple monument is located along the Wheatfield Road and marks the July 2, 1863 position of the unit. It consisted of 104 men and 6 Ordnance Rifles under the command of Capt. Charles A. Phillips (1841-1876), a Harvard educated attorney.

The unit was recruited from the counties of Bristol and Suffolk and was mustered in at Lynnfield on December 3, 1861. There is an additional marker to this unit located along Hancock Avenue.

5th Massachusetts Artillery (Battery E)

Artillery Reserve, 1st Volunteer Brigade

Engaged: 104 men and 6 Ordnance Rifles; 2 killed, 14 wounded

Monument: Wheatfield Road

4th U.S. Artillery Battery C

4th United States Artillery, Battery C was nicknamed “Beach’s.” It was recruited from New York City in 1821. The unit was stationed at Fort Crittenden in Utah Territory when the War began.
100 volunteers joined from the 14th Indiana Infantry in the fall of 1862, giving the unit a definite Hoosier flavor.

Their commander at Gettysburg was Lt. Evan Thomas (1843-1873); his father was Lorenzo Thomas, the Adjutant General of the Army. Thomas was killed in the spring of 1873 while fighting Modoc Indians in California.

The battery consisted of 112 men and 6 Napoleons at Gettysburg. Part of the Artillery Reserve, their monument is located near the Pennsylvania Monument on Hancock Avenue.

4th U.S. Artillery Battery C

Artillery Reserve, 1st Regular Brigade

Engaged: 112 men and 6 Napoleons; 1 killed, 17 wounded

Monument: Hancock Avenue

1st U.S. Artillery Battery H

1st United States Artillery Battery H was known as “Randol’s.” It was enlisted at New York City and contained men from there as well as Suffolk County in Massachusetts and Hamilton County in Ohio. Organized in 1821, the unit was stationed at Fort Sumter.

The battery consisted of 6 Napoleons and 101 men under the command of Lt. Chandler P. Eakin (1836-1903). Eakin was badly wounded on July 2 and Lt. Philip D. Mason (1842-1864) took command. Mason was later mortally wounded at the battle of Trevillian Station.

The regimental monument is located in the National Cemetery. This battery was part of the Artillery Reserve.

1st U.S. Artillery Battery H

Artillery Reserve, 1st Regular Brigade

Engaged: 6 Napoleons and 101 men; 1 killed, 8 wounded, 1 missing

Monument: National Cemetery

1st Ohio Artillery Battery H

1st Ohio Battery H was known as Huntington’s. It was part of the Artillery Reserve during the Gettysburg Campaign.

Raised from the counties of Lucas and Washington, the battery also contained men from Battery F, 1st Pennsylvania Artillery. The unit had 6 Ordnance rifles and 123 men under the command of Lt. George W. Norton (1818-1906), a Toledo farmer.

The unit’s simple monument, erected by the state of Ohio, is located in the National Cemetery marking the position on July 2 and 3.

1st Ohio Artillery Battery H

Artillery Reserve, 3d Volunteer Brigade

Engaged: 6 Ordnance Rifles, 123 men; 2 killed, 5 missing

Monument: National Cemetery

1st Pennsylvania Artillery Battery C & F

1st Pennsylvania Artillery Batteries C & F were members of the Artillery Reserve. It was an Allegheny County unit. It’s commander was Capt. James Thompson (1812-1906), an Irish born officer who had served with the British artillery. The battery consisted of 6 Ordnance Rifles and 105 men.

This unit was known as Hampton’s Battery.

The unit’s main monument is located at the Peach Orchard along the Wheatfield Road. The monument cost $1,940.00 and was dedicated in November 1890. The main feature is a 6′ tall bronze statue of an artilleryman holding a rammer. The base of the monument is made of Westerly granite. The statue was sculpted by C.F. Hamilton. There is also a marker on Hancock Avenue for Hampton’s Battery.

1st Pennsylvania Artillery Battery C & F

Artillery Reserve, 1st Volunteer Brigade

Engaged: 6 Ordnance Rifles, 105 men; 2 killed, 23 wounded, 3 missing

Monument: Peach Orchard

1st New Jersey Artillery Battery A

1st New Jersey Artillery, Battery A was part of the Artillery Reserve. Known as “Hexamer’s Battery,”it was recruited from Hudson County in August 1861. The battery consisted of 6 Parrott Rifles and 116 men.

It’s commander at Gettysburg was Lt. Augustin N. Parsons (1830-?), a carpenter.

The battery’s monument is located in front of the Pennsylvania Monument. This marks the unit’s position on July 3 (it was previously at Power’s Hill).

1st New Jersey Artillery Battery A

Artillery Reserve, 4th Volunteer Brigade

Lt. Augustin N. Parsons (1830-?)

Engaged: 6 Parrotts and 116 men; 2 killed, 7 wounded

Monument: Hancock Avenue, in front of the Pennsylvania Monument