1st Rhode Island Artillery Battery B

1st Rhode Island Artillery Battery B was part of the 2nd Corps Artillery Brigade. It was also known as Hazard’s Battery. It was recruited in Providence County in the summer of 1861. On July 1, it was assigned to the 2nd Corps from the Artillery Reserve.

The commander was Lt. Thomas F. Brown (1842-1928), a diminutive (he stood only five foot) student from Brown University. When Brown was wounded on July 2, Lt. William S. Perrin took command. Perrin (1839-1876) survived Gettysburg only to lose his right leg during the Petersburg Campaign. He died in 1876 of an overdose of morphine related to this wounding.

The battery consisted of 6 Napoleons and 103 men. It suffered 28 casualties at Gettysburg. The simple monument to Battery B is located near the Angle along Hancock Avenue.

1st Rhode Island Artillery Battery B

2d Corps Artillery Brigade

Engaged: 6 Napoleons and 103 men; 7 killed, 19 wounded, 2 missing

Monument: Hancock Avenue

4th United States Artillery Battery A

4th United States Artillery Battery A was also known as Morgan’s Battery.  The unit dated back to 1821 and in 1861 was stationed at Fort Crittenden in the Utah Territory.  In October 1862, this unit received substantial reinforcements from the 4th Ohio, giving it a Buckeye flavor.

The battery consisted of 6 Ordnance Rifles and 129 men under the command of Lt. Alonzo H. Cushing (1841-1863), a 1861 graduate of West Point from Wisconsin.  When Cushing was killed on July 3 defending the Angle against Pickett’s Charge, Sgt. William F. Fuger (1836-1913), a native of Germany, took command.  Fuger was later awarded the Medal of Honor for Gettysburg.  The battery suffered 38 casualties at Gettysburg.  Their monument is located along Hancock Avenue at the Angle.

4th United States Artillery Battery A

2d Corps Artillery Brigade

Engaged:  6 Ordnance Rifles and 129 men; 6 killed, 32 wounded

Monument: Hancock Avenue

19th Massachusetts Infantry

The 19th Massachusetts Infantry was raised from the counties of Essex, Middlesex, and Suffolk.  It mustered in at Lynnfield on August 28, 1861.  Company K was known as the “Boston Tiger Fire Zouaves.”  Three companies were formed  three companies from the First Battalion of Rifles, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia; these men initially at least were outfitted in unique green uniforms. The 231 men of the 19th at Gettysburg were commanded by Col. Arthur F. Devereux (1936-1906), a bookkeeper from Salem.

The rather simple regimental monument is located along Hancock Avenue, south of the Angle.  A metal sign to the 19th also is located near the Clump of Trees at the Angle.

19th Massachusetts Infantry

2d Corps, 2d Division, 3d Brigade

Engaged: 231; 9 killed, 61 wounded, 7 missing

Monument: Hancock Avenue

108th New York Infantry

The 108th New York Infantry was known as the Rochester Regiment.  It was recruited from Monroe County and was mustered in on August 16, 1862 at Rochester.

At Gettysburg, the regiment was commanded by Col. Francis E. Pierce (1833-1896).  The regiment acted in support of Woodruff’s Battery (Battery I, 1st U.S.) during the battle.  It was engaged on both July 2 and 3.

The regimental monument is located along Hancock Avenue near Ziegler’s Grove and the old cyclorama building.  A large carved Second Corps clover leaf (or trefoil) includes a bas relief carving of a prone infantryman.

108th New York Infantry

2d Corps, 3d Division, 2d Brigade

Engaged: 305; 16 killed, 86 wounded

Monument: Hancock Avenue

14th Connecticut Infantry

The 14th Connecticut Infantry was raised from the counties of Fairfield, Hartford, Middlesex, New London, and Tolland. It mustered in at Camp Foote near Hartford in August 1862. At Gettysburg, the 14th had 200 men under the command of Maj. Theodore G. Ellis (1829-1883), a Hartford civil engineer.

The simple monument to this regiment is located on the Second Corps battle line on Hancock Avenue, just north of the Angle. Additionally, there are two markers located at the Bliss Barn site.

14th Connecticut Infantry

2d Corps, 3d Division, 2d Brigade

Engaged: 200; 10 killed, 52 wounded, 4 missing

Monument: Hancock Avenue

126th New York Infantry

The 126th New York Infantry was raised from the counties of Ontario, Seneca, and Yates. It was organized at Geneva and mustered in on August 22, 1862. The regiment numbered just over 500 at Gettysburg.

Their commander is featured on a bronze bust on the front of the monument. His name was Col. Eliakim Sherill (1813-1863). Sherrill was a former Congressman (elected from Ulster County) and farmer in Geneva. He was mortally wounded in action on July 3, shot through the abdomen, and died the next day at the XI Corps field hospital.

After Sherill was mortally shot, command then devolved upon Lt. Col. James M. Bull. Bull (1825-1867) was an attorney from Canandaigua.

The regimental monument is located along Hancock Avenue at Ziegler’s Grove. This monument marks the regiment’s main position on July 3; on July 2, it was engaged near where the Pennsylvania Monument now stands. The monument is said to sit at the spot where Sherrill fell mortally wounded while helping to repulse Pickett’s Charge.

126th New York Infantry

2d Corps, 3d Division, 3d Brigade

Engaged: 511; 40 killed, 181 wounded, 10 missing

Monument: Hancock Avenue

1st U.S. Artillery Battery I

1st United States Artillery Battery I was also known as Rickett’s Battery. The unit was organized in 1821 from recruits from New York City and Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The battery was part of the 2nd Corps Artillery Brigade and consisted of 6 Napoleons and 113 men. They suffered 25 casualties during the battle.

Among the casualties was the battery commander, Lt. George A. Woodruff (1840-1863). Woodruff was an 1861 graduate of West Point from Marshall, Michigan. He was mortally wounded on July 3 and died the next day. Command then devolved upon Lt. Tully McCrea (1839-1918), an 1862 graduate of the Point born in Mississippi (but lived in Urbana, Ohio before entering the Academy). McCrea eventually retired a Brig. General.

1st U.S. Artillery Battery I

2nd Corps Artillery Brigade

Engaged: 6 Napoleons and 113 men; 1 killed, 24 wounded

Monument: Hancock Avenue at Ziegler’s Grove

1st Massachusetts Sharpshooters (Andrews)

The 1st Company, Massachusetts Sharpshooters were also known as Andrew Sharpshooters. The company was raised in Essex County in August 1861. It was commanded by Capt. William Plumer (1823-1896). Plumer, a Harvard graduate and lawyer in Lexington, rode to Gettysburg in an ambulance due to a wound sustained in June 1863.

The 1st Massachusetts Sharpshooters were attached to the 2nd Division, but to no particular brigade. They were engaged in various positions. The monument is located north of the Angle along Hancock Avenue.

(There was also a 2nd Company of Massachusetts Sharpshooters. Their monument is located on the Loop near the Wheatfield. It can be seen as part of the 22nd Infantry.)

1st Massachusetts Sharpshooters (Andrews)

2nd Corps, 2nd Division

Engaged: 50; 2 killed, 6 missing

Monument: Hancock Avenue

82nd New York Infantry

The 82nd New York Infantry was part of the Second Corps at Gettysburg. It was nicknamed the 2nd New York State Militia. The unit was raised in New York City and entered Federal service on June 17, 1861.

The regiment was almost 400 strong at Gettysburg.

The 82nd was commanded by Lt. Col. James Huston (1818-1863).

Huston, who was born in Ireland and was a clerk in New York City, was killed on July 2.

Command of the 82nd then fell to Capt. John Darrow (b. 1821). Darrow was a cooper in New York City.

The regimental monument is located along Hancock Avenue, south of the Angle. It was engaged near the Emmitsburg Road during the July 2 fight. On July 3, it held this position. The regiment was responsible for capturing the colors of the 48th Georgia (July 2), and that of the 1st and 7th Virginia Infantries (July 3, during “Pickett’s Charge.)

82nd New York Infantry

2nd Corps, 2nd Division, 1st Brigade

Engaged: 394; 45 killed, 132 wounded, 15 missing

Monument: Hancock Avenue

19th Maine Infantry

The 19th Maine was recruited from the counties of Kennebec, Knox, Sagadahoc, Somerset, and Waldo. It mustered in to Federal service at Bath on August 25, 1862. The regiment numbered just under 550 at Gettysburg.

Their commander was Col. Francis E. Heath (1838-1897), a clerk from Waterville. Heath was wounded by a shell fragment on July 3. The second commander was Lt. Col. Henry W. Cunningham (1806-1871), a former militia officer.

The 19th Maine’s simple regimental monument is located south of the Angle on Hancock Avenue. This was the main regimental line on July 2 and 3.

19th Maine Infantry

2nd Corps, 2nd Division, 1st Brigade

543; 29 killed, 170 wounded, 4 missing

Monument: Hancock Avenue