17th United States Infantry

The 17th United States Infantry’s monument is located near Ayres Avenue at Day’s Hill behind the Wheatfield.

The 17th was nicknamed the Maine Regulars. It consisted of 7 companies; the 1st Battalion contained companies A, C, D, G, and H; the second Battalion contained companies A and B. It was enlisted from the counties of Aroostook, Cumberland, and Penobscot in Maine, as well as from Erie County (New York) and Wayne County (Michigan). It was organized in Maine in 1861 at Fort Preble.

The 17th was commanded by Lt. Col. James D. Greene (1828-1902). Greene, an 1849 graduate of Harvard, invented a breech loading rifle.

17th United States Infantry

5th Corps, 2nd Division, 2nd Brigade

Engaged: 334; 25 killed, 118 wounded, 7 missing

Monument: Ayres Avenue

3rd U.S. Artillery Battery C

The 3rd United States Artillery Battery C monument is located on the Taneytown Road at Granite Schoolhouse Lane. This Battery was a member of the horse artillery. It was made up of six 3″ rifles under the command of Lt. William D. Fuller.

This unit was detached along with Huey’s Brigade in Maryland during the battle.

The monument states the following: “July 1. Proceeded under orders to Manchester Md. and picketed and held all roads until afternoon of July 3 when ordered to Emmitsburg and marched to Westminster.”

3rd U.S. Artillery Battery C

Cavalry Corps, Horse Artillery (with the 3d Division)

Engaged: 6 3″ rifles

Monument: Taneytown Road at Granite Schoolhouse Lane

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

10th United States Infantry

The 10th United States Infantry’s monument is located with the rest of the U.S. Regular infantry monuments near the Wheatfield and Day’s Hill. For such a small regiment, it suffered severe casualties.

There were only 3 companies (D, G, and H) consisting of just over 100 men at Gettysburg under the command of Capt. William Clinton (1817-1871), a veteran of the Mexican War. (Sadly, no evidence exists on whether this Bill Clinton understood the meaning of “is”.) The original unit was organized at the Carlisle Barracks in 1855; in 1861, the unit was headquartered at Fort Laramie in the Nebraska Territory.

10th United States Infantry

5th Corps, 2nd Division, 2nd Brigade

Engaged: 106; 16 killed, 32 wounded, 3 missing

Monument: Ayres Avenue

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

2nd United States Artillery Battery A

This battery was known as Tidball’s. It was enlisted from New York City and Hamilton County, Ohio. Originally organized in 1821, it was serving at Fort Pickens prior to being assigned to the Army of the Potomac. This was a horse artillery battery made up of 80 men and 6 Ordnance Rifles.

It’s commander was Lt. John H. Calef (1841-1912), an 1862 graduate of West Point. Calef was career soldier.

The battery’s monument is located along the Chambersburg Pike, immediately across the road from the statue of General Buford and General Reynolds.

2nd United States Artillery Battery A

Cavalry Corps, Assigned to 1st Division

Lt. John H. Calef (1841-1912)

Engaged: 80 men; 6 Ordnance Rifles; 12 wounded

Monument: Chambersburg Pike. Marker for additional section on Reynolds Avenue.  Cannon tube next to Buford monument.

3rd United States Infantry

The 3rd U.S. Infantry was nicknamed the Old Guard or the “Buff Sticks.” It was enlisted from New York City and Suffolk County, Massachusetts and traced back to 1815. When Fort Sumter was fired upon, the regiment was in route to New York Harbor from Indianola, Texas. There were six companies at Gettysburg (B, C, F, G, I, and K).

The regiment was commanded by Capt. Henry W. Freedley (d. 1889), a Pennsylvania professional soldier. He was wounded on July 2 and Capt. Richard G. Lay (1834-1919) took command for the rest of the battle.

The regimental monument is located on Ayres Avenue on Day’s Hill near the Wheatfield.

3rd United States Infantry

5th Corps, 2nd Division, 1st Brigade

308; 6 killed, 66 wounded, 1 missing

Monument: Ayres Avenue

11th United States Infantry

The 11th U.S. Infantry’s monument is located on Ayres Avenue on “Day’s Hill” near the Wheatfield.

The 11th contained 6 companies (B-G). It was enlisted in Suffolk County, Massachusetts from the counties of Marion (Indiana), Des Moines (Iowa), and St. Lawrence (New York). The regiment was formed in 1861 at Fort Independence in Boston.

The commander at Gettysburg was Maj. Delancey Floyd-Jones (1826-1902), an 1846 graduate of West Point.

11th United States Infantry

5th Corps, 2nd Division, 2nd Brigade

354; 19 killed, 92 wounded, 9 missing

Monument: Ayres Avenue

4th United States Artillery Battery G

The Fourth United States Artillery Battery G was known as Howe’s Battery. It was attached to the 11th Corps Artillery Brigade. The original unit was organized in 1821. The men came mainly from Cook County, Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri. At the outbreak of the Civil War, this unit was stationed at Fort Randall in the Nebraska Territory.

It’s commander at Gettysburg was Lt. Bayard Wilkenson (1844-1863), killed on the first day at Barlow’s Knoll. The command then was given to Lt. Eugene A. Bancroft (1825-1910), a Chicago book keeper who became a professional soldier. This battery was made up of 6 Napoleans and 122 men. Monuments stand at Barlow’s Knoll and the National Cemetery (position July 2 and 3).

4th United States Artillery Battery G

11th Corps Artillery Brigade

Lt. Bayard Wilkenson (1844-1863)

Engaged: 6 Napoleans, 122 men; 2 killed, 11 wounded, 4 missing

Monument: Barlow’s Knoll. Secondary monument in the National Cemetery.