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Near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Stevens' Battery

 
 
Stevens' Battery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 11, 2020
1. Stevens' Battery Marker
Inscription.
Stevens'
Battery,
5th
Maine.
July 1, 1863.

 
Erected 1889 by State of Maine.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 1, 1863.
 
Location. 39° 50.024′ N, 77° 14.697′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. Marker is on Seminary Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Located on Seminary Ridge in the Lutheran Theological Seminary, adjacent to Gettysburg National Military Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Elsie Singmaster (a few steps from this marker); Confederate Prisoners of War (within shouting distance of this marker); Ewell's Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); This Breastwork (within shouting distance of this marker); Habitat of Seminary Ridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Lee's Headquarters at Gettysburg (within shouting distance of this marker); 95th New York Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Emanuel Bell Tower (about 300 feet away); Civilians on Seminary Ridge (about 300 feet away); Lee's Headquarters At Gettysburg (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
 
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Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Steven's Battery at Gettysburg.
 
Stevens' Battery Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, September 23, 2015
2. Stevens' Battery Monument
During the fighting on July 1, the 5th Maine Battery moved its six guns north to this spot. Forced to withdraw, the unit nearly lost a gun when a wheel fell off the carriage, but prompt action by Capt. Greenleaf Stevens saved it. The battery's main monument is on Stevens Knoll, named after the 5th Maine's captain. (Guide to Gettysburg Battlefield Monuments by Tom Huntington)
Artillery Piece and Position Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 1, 2008
3. Artillery Piece and Position Marker
A "False Napoleon" represents Stevens' Battery on Seminary Ridge.
Stevens' Battery Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, September 23, 2015
4. Stevens' Battery Monument
Steven's Battery Field of Fire image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 1, 2008
5. Steven's Battery Field of Fire
Looking west from the battery position toward McPherson Ridge. Steven's Battery covered the Federal line behind McPherson's Woods. It's six 12-pounder Napoleons bolstered the final Federal line on Seminary Ridge, firing into Scale's Confederate Brigade.
A "False Napoleon" image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 1, 2008
6. A "False Napoleon"
In the 1890's the Gettysburg Park Commission intended to place artillery pieces at every battery position marked at Gettysburg. Their preference was to use the same type employed by the battery at each spot. However a shortage of 12-pdr Napoleons inhibited the commission. A solution was found by modifying smaller field guns to look like Napoleons from a distance. In this particular case, a rifled 3.8 inch gun cast by Ames Foundry in 1861 was so modified. As originally cast, the gun used the design of the Model 1841 6-pdr Field Gun. In the modification process, the "step" at the reinforce was removed, the breech base and chase rings were turned off, and about first six inches of the bore was enlarged. Roughly 30 such modifications were made. Many of these "Gettysburg False Napoleons" were later distributed to other National Battlefield Parks.
"False" Napoleon Overlooking the Battlefield image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, September 23, 2015
7. "False" Napoleon Overlooking the Battlefield
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,173 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on November 12, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.   2. submitted on December 6, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.   3. submitted on January 14, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.   4. submitted on December 6, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.   5, 6. submitted on January 14, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.   7. submitted on December 6, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.

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