Company B, 4th U.S. Artillery Marker

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Near Catharpin in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Company B, 4th U.S. Artillery
Second Battle of Manassas

Company B, 4th U.S. Artillery Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Craig Swain, February 8, 2009

1. Company B, 4th U.S. Artillery Marker

Inscription. August 28, 1862
6:30 p.m.

1st Division (King), Third Corps (McDowell),
Army of Virginia, USA

Company B, 4th U.S. Artillery
Capt. Joseph B. Campbell
Six 12-pounder Napoleons
"Campbell's pieces came up on the gallop, these fences along the pike being torn down to let them pass into the field. With shells bursting about them, they were placed in position and began to reply rapidly from the knoll from where I had first caught sight of the enemy's guns.
- Brig. Gen. John Gibbon

Location. 38° 48.782′ N, 77° 33.385′ W. Marker is near Catharpin, Virginia, in Prince William County. Marker can be reached from Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling west. Click for map. Located on a walking trail running east from driving tour stop 1, Battery Heights, in Manassas National Military Park. Marker is in this post office area: Catharpin VA 20143, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 76th New York Infantry (about 600 feet away, in a direct line); Second Battle of Manassas (about 600 feet away); 21st Georgia Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away); 26th Georgia Infantry (approx. 0.3 miles away); 2nd Wisconsin Infantry (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lucinda Dogan House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Shooting Gallery (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Brigade (approx. 0.4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Catharpin.

By Craig Swain, February 8, 2009

2. Company B, 4th U.S. Artillery Marker

By Craig Swain, May 6, 2007

3. Gun Line

Until recently, six 12-pounder Napoleons represented the battery at this location. These guns were pulled out for maintenance, with some relocated to other sections of the battlefield.

Campbell's Duel with Confederate Artillery Photo, Click for full size

By Craig Swain, February 8, 2009

4. Campbell's Duel with Confederate Artillery

Campbell brought his battery to a knoll looking across the valley near Brawner Farm. Confederate artillery occupied the high ground on the far side of the valley, just left of center behind the far tree line. The area on the hill side in the distance was recently cleared to restore the wartime appearance.