4th United States Artillery Battery F

> Posted 28 Jan 08 in Civil War, Monument Project

The 4th U.S. Artillery, Battery F, was known as “Best’s.” It was part of the 12th Corps Artillery Brigade; it’s monument is located just off the Baltimore Pike on Hunt Avenue. The battery was commanded at Gettysburg by 2d Lt. Sylvanus T. Rugg (1834-1881), a former enlisted man in the regular service. The battery consisted of 120 men and 6 Napoleans. It suffered one casualty.

The original battery was recruited in the cites of New York City and from Baltimore, Maryland. It was organized in 1821, but the unit’s origins date back to Alexander Hamilton’s “Provisional Company of Artillery” that fought in the Revolution. At the outbreak of the Civil War, it was stationed at Fort Ridgley in Minnesota.

4th United States Artillery Battery F

12th Corps Artillery Brigade

Engaged: 120 men and 6 Napoleans; 1 wounded

Monument: Baltimore Pike (Hunt Avenue)

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