Cumberland Township near Round Top in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Battery D, 1st New York Light Artillery
Artillery Brigade, Third Corps
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
1. Battery D, 1st New York Light Artillery Monument
Capped by a polished stone cannonball, the monument displays bronze depictions of gun tubes, a spoked wheel, pyramids of cannonballs, and artillery implements. A diamond symbol of the Third Corps appears in the upper front. The state seal of New York is in the lower center.
Inscription.
Battery D, 1st New York Light Artillery. Artillery Brigade, Third Corps. (Front):
Battery D 1st N.Y. Light Artillery, Artillery Brig. Third Corps.. (Back):
This Battery (Winslow's) held this position during the afternoon of July 2d 1863. Casualties: 10 wounded, 8 missing. Mustered in Sept. 6, 1861. Engaged in 32 battles, Mustered out June 16, 1865..
(Front):
Battery D 1st N.Y. Light Artillery, Artillery Brig. Third Corps.
(Back):
This Battery (Winslow's) held this position during the afternoon of July 2d 1863. Casualties: 10 wounded, 8 missing. Mustered in Sept. 6, 1861. Engaged in 32 battles, Mustered out June 16, 1865.
Erected 1888 by State of New York.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 2, 1863.
Location. 39° 47.845′ N, 77° 14.569′ W. Marker is near Round Top, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. Memorial is on Sickles Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Located in the middle of the Wheatfield at Gettysburg National Military Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.
The diamond of the Third Corps is displayed above the text on the back.
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
3. Stonecutter's Mark
On the lower left rear of the monument "Frederick & Field, Quincy, Mass."
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
4. Battery D, 1st New York Light Artillery Position
Two 12-pounder Napoleons mark the location of Winslow's Battery in the Wheatfield.
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
5. Winslow's Battery Position
Looking from the battery's right flank marker stone across the battery position. The Battery of six guns was posted here until around 6:00 pm on the afternoon of July 2. Advancing Confederates in Anderson's Brigade hastened their withdrawal.
Photographed By Craig Swain, November 11, 2008
6. Gunner's View from The Position
Looking across the Wheatfield at the base of Stony Hill. The battery fired shells with 1 and at times even 1/2 second fuses while firing upon Confederates advancing in the Wheatfield.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 28, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,337 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 28, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.